TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · BAUER LEASE · API 42-317-38509 · DISTRICT 7B
Bauer #242
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Bauer #242 (API 42-317-38509) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed July 28, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 8, 2013, permitted to 11,781 ft.
It was permitted by Three Rivers Operating CO II LLC and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 137K barrels of oil and 89.6K mcf of gas since July 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationMar 8, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,781
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 2014
- completed
- 137K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer O-10-46269 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 137K | 89.6K | Jul 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,753 · prior 12 6,615(-43%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,924 · prior 12 1,704(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCJul 2014 → Nov 2014
- 2OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Dec 2017
- 3Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCJan 2018 → Dec 2018
- 4Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Jan 2019 → Dec 2024
- 5Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758207-98 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Mar 4, 2014 | Mar 8, 2013 | Jun 14, 2014 | 12,500 |
| 758207-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Mar 8, 2013 | Mar 8, 2013 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 28, 2014 | Bauer O-10-46269 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Producing | 11,781 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,767 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 900 | 1,867 |
| Yates | 2,415 | 352 |
| Queen | 3,095 | -328 |
| Grayburg | 3,547 | -780 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 4,400 | -1,633 |
| Spraberry | 7,550 | -4,783 |
| Dean | 8,800 | -6,033 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,000 | -6,233 |
| Pennsylvanian | 10,000 | -7,233 |
| Cisco | 10,100 | -7,333 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,826 | 11,576 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 420 | 17.5 | 455 S |
| 8.625 | 4,503 | 11 | 2,760 S |
| 5.5 | 11,788 | 7.875 | 1,225 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 | Jun 15, 2015 | Oct 16, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-317-38509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38509 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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