WELL · 42-297-34258 · DISTRICT 2
Beck #1
Live Oak County · Hailey (Pettus) field · Vertical
Beck #1 (API 42-297-34258) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged February 1, 2023, last operated by Continental Exploration L.L.C..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Continental Exploration L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pettus.
Operator of record
Continental Exploration L.L.C.
Permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Richardson, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (713) 299-7558
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Continental Exploration L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Apr 24, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beck G-2-168725 | Hailey (Pettus) | Continental Exploration, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 214K | Mar 1998 – Jan 2023 |
| Beck G-2-166977 | Freeman (Yegua 5069) | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 147K | Aug 1997 – Mar 1998 |
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.
- 1Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Aug 1997 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475466-99 | Recompletion | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Apr 20, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | Mar 17, 1998 | 5,778 |
| 464160-99 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Jun 23, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | Jul 7, 1997 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-166977 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-168725 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 117 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 4,850 | -4,733 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,857 | 4,870 | Perforated |
| 5,069 | 5,079 | Perforated |
| 5,081 | 5,091 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 585 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 5,298 | 7.875 | 382 S |
| 4.5 | 5,299 | 7.875 | 382 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 | Sep 23, 1998 | May 14, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1998 | Dec 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-297-34258 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34258 → 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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