WELL · 42-255-30266 · DISTRICT 2
May Sam A. #1
Karnes County · Kenedy Central (Edwards) field · Directional · Sidetrack
May Sam A. #1 (API 42-255-30266) is a plugged well in Karnes County, plugged May 13, 2011, last operated by Southern Bay Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 2003, permitted to 13,800 ft.
It was permitted by B.W.O.C., Inc. and has since transferred to Southern Bay Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Buda, Edwards.
Operator of record
Permitted by B.W.O.C., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 16, 2013
- Permits on file
- 96
- Phone
- (281) 537-9920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southern Bay Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Martineau Petroleum, Inc.through Jan 2008 |
| Latest permit | B.W.O.C., Inc.Dec 31, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 2011
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May, Sam A. G-2-206788 | Kenedy, Central (Edwards) | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 7.66K | Feb 2004 – May 2011 |
| May, Sam A. et AL G-2-70188 | Kenedy, E. (Edwards) | B.W.O.C., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 154K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2004 |
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.
- 1Clay Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Ginger Petroleum Company, Inc.Mar 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Lynd, J. L., Inc.Mar 1995 → Sep 2002
- 4B.W.O.C., Inc.Oct 2003 → Jun 2007
- 5Martineau Petroleum, Inc.Jul 2007 → Jan 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540245-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | B.W.O.C., Inc. | Dec 31, 2003 | Dec 31, 2003 | — | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-70188 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-206788 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 393 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,452 | 13,559 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,805 | 15 | 1,550 S |
| 5.5 | 13,540 | 9.875 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 13,540 | — | — |
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 | May 11, 2007 | Sep 13, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 4, 1977 | — |
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 42-255-30266 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-30266 → 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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