WELL · 42-261-31211 · DISTRICT 4
Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 #1
Kenedy County · Baffin Bay (Frio) field · Horizontal · Directional
Baffin Bay State Gas Unit NO. 3 #1 (API 42-261-31211) is a plugged horizontal well in Kenedy County, plugged October 2, 2013, last operated by Headington Oil Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1998 and 2005, permitted to 15,300 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation and has since transferred to Headington Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Nb Sand, 1st Ap, M 01, M01.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Dec 29, 2015 · 45 permits on file · (214) 696-0606
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Headington Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Headington Oil Company LLCthrough Sep 2013 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Mobil CorporationJun 15, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,300
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 730K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Oct 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 G-4-212338 | Baffin Bay (Frio) | Headington Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 703K | Jun 2005 – Oct 2013 |
| Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 G-4-174947 | Wildcat | Exxon Mobil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 27.6K | Aug 1999 – Jul 2005 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Sep 1999 → Sep 1999
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationAug 2005 → Nov 2012
- 3Headington Oil Company LLCDec 2012 → Sep 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 602073-98 | Recompletion | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Oct 11, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | May 2, 2005 | 14,955 |
| 602073-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Jun 14, 2005 | Jun 15, 2005 | — | 14,050 |
| 479294-97 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Oct 6, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | Oct 10, 1998 | 15,300 |
| 479294-98 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Sep 23, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | — | 15,300 |
| 479294-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Sep 8, 1998 | Sep 11, 1998 | — | 15,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-174947 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-212338 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 39 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| NB Sand | 10,628 | -10,589 |
| 1ST AP | 11,785 | -11,746 |
| M 01 | 14,202 | -14,163 |
| M01 | 14,202 | -14,163 |
| Baffin Bay (Frio) | 15,000 | -14,961 |
| N 80 | 16,390 | -16,351 |
| N80 | 16,390 | -16,351 |
| Upper 0 | 17,069 | -17,030 |
| Upper O | 17,069 | -17,030 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,277 | 14,283 | Perforated |
| 15,500 | 15,504 | Perforated |
| 16,400 | 16,404 | Perforated |
| 17,251 | 17,274 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2,991 | 20 | 2,685 S |
| 11.75 | 11,913 | 14.75 | 1,850 S |
| 7 | 17,627 | — | 891 S |
| 5 | 17,627 | — | 891 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 | Dec 29, 2008 | Nov 10, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2008 | Aug 7, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2006 | Oct 24, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 2006 | Jul 25, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1999 | Nov 22, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-261-31211 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31211 → 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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