WELL · 42-293-30386 · DISTRICT 5
Baker James #1
Limestone County · Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime field · Vertical
Baker James #1 (API 42-293-30386) is a plugged well in Limestone County, plugged March 8, 2016, last operated by Valence Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 16, 1977, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Fender, Harris R. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Bac, Woodbine, Glen Rose, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fender, Harris R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Zapata-Fender, L. L. C.through Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Fender, Harris R.Jun 16, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 1977
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baker, James G-5-73746 | Little Buddy (Cotton Valley Lime | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 41.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2016 |
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.
- 1Thor Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Zapata-Fender, L. L. C.Jan 1996 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 859-99 | Drill | Fender, Harris R. | Jun 16, 1977 | Jun 16, 1977 | Jun 27, 1977 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-73746 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 523 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 3,690 | -3,167 |
| Woodbine | 4,080 | -3,557 |
| Glen Rose | 5,510 | -4,987 |
| Pettit | 7,173 | -6,650 |
| Travis Peak | 7,340 | -6,817 |
| Bossier | 10,100 | -9,577 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 10,726 | -10,203 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,754 | 10,809 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 450 | 17.5 | 370 S |
| 13.375 | 450 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,477 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 4,477 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,948 | 8.75 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 10,948 | — | — |
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 | Oct 7, 1999 | Sep 2, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 3, 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 42-293-30386 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-30386 → 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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