WELL · 42-287-31108 · DISTRICT 3
Bessie #1
Lee County · Giddings (Buda) field · Vertical
Bessie #1 (API 42-287-31108) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged February 3, 2015, last operated by Santa FE - Windsor Producing CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1983, permitted to 9,200 ft.
Its lease has reported 1.76K barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2015.
Operator of record
Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 15, 1984 · 127 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. |
| Production reports | Tex-Lee Operating Companythrough Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co.Sep 14, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1981
- completed
- 1.76K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 3, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bessie O-3-16201 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Tex-Lee Operating Company | 1 | 1.76K | 19 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2015 |
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.
- 1Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 212095-99 | Recompletion | Santa FE - Windsor Producing Co. | Sep 12, 1983 | Sep 14, 1983 | — | 9,200 |
| 142397-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Nov 30, 1981 | Nov 30, 1981 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16201 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,228 | 8,402 | Perforated |
| 8,512 | 8,588 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,636 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 2.375 | 8,120 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 8,400 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,675 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 25, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 4, 1982 | — |
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 42-287-31108 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31108 → 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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