WELL · 42-321-31579 · DISTRICT 3
Bickham #1
Matagorda County · Hardeman Slough field · Directional · Sidetrack
Bickham #1 (API 42-321-31579) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged June 22, 2004, last operated by Spur Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1996, permitted to 16,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Oil Company Of California and has since transferred to Spur Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including T Anahuac, T. Anahuac, T Cib Haz, T. Cid Maz.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Oil Company of California; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2013 · 13 permits on file · (512) 560-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Spur Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Spur Operating Co.through Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaApr 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bickham G-3-161830 | Wildcat | Spur Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 75.1K | Jun 1996 – Jun 2004 |
| Bickham Gas Unit G-3-132270 | Hardeman Slough | Koven Production Co. | 1 | 0 | 9.75K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Satex Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Koven Production Co.May 1997 → Nov 1998
- 3Spur Operating Co.Jan 1999 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446511-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Oil Company of California | Feb 3, 1997 | Apr 1, 1996 | — | 15,600 |
| 446511-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Oil Company of California | Apr 1, 1996 | Apr 1, 1996 | Apr 2, 1996 | 15,600 |
| 352586-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Oct 24, 1988 | Oct 25, 1988 | — | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-132270 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-161830 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 26 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T Anahuac | 6,150 | -6,124 |
| T. Anahuac | 6,150 | -6,124 |
| T Cib Haz | 7,600 | -7,574 |
| T. Cid Maz | 7,600 | -7,574 |
| T. Disca | 8,850 | -8,824 |
| T Disc D | 8,850 | -8,824 |
| T Tex Miss | 9,150 | -9,124 |
| T. Tex Miss | 9,150 | -9,124 |
| T Anomalina | 10,125 | -10,099 |
| T. Anomalina | 10,125 | -10,099 |
| T. Tex 2 Sand | 13,700 | -13,674 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,991 | 12,018 | Perforated |
| 11,991 | 12,174 | Perforated |
| 12,010 | 12,920 | Perforated |
| 12,161 | 12,174 | Perforated |
| 12,186 | 12,196 | Perforated |
| 12,186 | 12,246 | Perforated |
| 12,212 | 12,218 | Perforated |
| 12,226 | 12,246 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,007 | 1.583 | 1,200 S |
| 13.375 | 2,007 | 17.5 | 1,200 S |
| 13.375 | 2,007 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 10,597 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 11,077 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 9.625 | 11,085 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 9.625 | 11,085 | — | — |
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 20, 1997 | Sep 2, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1997 | Jul 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 16, 1989 | Sep 21, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-321-31579 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31579 → 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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