WELL · 42-253-34391 · DISTRICT 7
Baucum #2
Jones County · Nana Ruth (Flippen Sand) field · Vertical
Baucum #2 (API 42-253-34391) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged March 9, 2020, last operated by D.J. & T. Energy.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 1997, permitted to 2,400 ft.
It was permitted by 5l Properties and has since transferred to D.J. & T. Energy on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Of Saddle Crk., Bluff Crk. Sd., Lwr. Flippen Sd., Cook Lm..
Its lease has reported 6.52K barrels of oil since May 1997, last reporting in July 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by 5L Properties; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (325) 370-4947
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | D.J. & T. Energy |
| Production reports | P.I.D. Drilling Incthrough Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | 5L PropertiesMar 31, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1997
- completed
- 6.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 9, 2020
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baucum O-8-28252 | Nana Ruth (Flippen Sand) | D.J. & T. Energy | 1 | 6.52K | 0 | May 1997 – Jul 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 15L PropertiesMay 1997 → Aug 2000
- 2Tollett OilMar 2001 → Mar 2005
- 3P.I.D. Drilling IncApr 2008 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460428-99 | Drill | 5L Properties | Mar 27, 1997 | Mar 31, 1997 | Apr 22, 1997 | 2,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28252 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,667 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base of Saddle Crk. | 1,986 | -319 |
| Bluff Crk. Sd. | 1,989 | -322 |
| Lwr. Flippen Sd. | 2,054 | -387 |
| Cook Lm. | 2,141 | -474 |
| Cook Sd. | 2,143 | -476 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,054 | 2,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 108 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 2,170 | 6.75 | 355 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 21, 1997 | May 22, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 1997 | — | Yes |
The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-253-34391 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34391 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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