WELL · 42-321-30495 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 194 #1
Matagorda County · Matagorda Bay NE (Miocene 2750) field · Vertical
State Tract 194 #1 (API 42-321-30495) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged January 18, 2013, last operated by May Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 3,093 ft.
It was permitted by Bkn Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to May Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Permitted by BKN Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 13, 1988 · 216 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | May Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCthrough Feb 2009 |
| Latest permit | BKN Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 18, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,093
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 194 G-3-130497 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 1900) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.19K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2013 |
| State Tract 194 G-3-149987 | Matagorda Bay, Ne.(miocene 1300) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 29.7K | Feb 1994 – Jan 2013 |
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.
- 1BKN Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Main Energy, Inc.Oct 1997 → Sep 2003
- 3Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCNov 2003 → Feb 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421249-98 | Recompletion | BKN Oil & Gas, Inc. | May 6, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 | Feb 15, 1994 | 2,700 |
| 421249-99 | Recompletion | BKN Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 17, 1994 | Feb 18, 1994 | — | 2,700 |
| 358255-99 | Recompletion | BKN Oil & Gas, Inc. | Apr 17, 1989 | Apr 19, 1989 | — | 2,700 |
| 41248-99 | Recompletion | May Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 22, 1979 | Jan 22, 1979 | — | 3,093 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-130497 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-149987 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,100 | -1,099 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,900 | -1,899 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,240 | 1,244 | Perforated |
| 1,923 | 1,928 | Perforated |
| 2,657 | 2,661 | Perforated |
| 2,752 | 3,756 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 874 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 2 | 2,610 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,093 | 7.875 | 740 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 | Aug 8, 1994 | Jun 23, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1989 | Apr 19, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 13, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-321-30495 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-30495 → 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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