WELL · 42-321-32052 · DISTRICT 3
Buffaloe #1
Matagorda County · Palacios (Frio -C-) field · Producing · Vertical
Buffaloe #1 (API 42-321-32052) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Trinidad Energy LLC, completed June 20, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 23, 2005, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Unit Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Trinidad Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its lease has reported 10.6K barrels of oil and 96 mcf of gas since June 2005, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Unit Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (432) 638-4556
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trinidad Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Trinidad Energy, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Unit Petroleum CompanyMar 23, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 2005
- completed
- 10.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 96
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffaloe O-3-24734 | Palacios (Frio -C-) | Trinidad Energy, LLC | 1 | 10.6K | 96 | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 266 · prior 12 348(-24%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Unit Petroleum CompanyJul 2005 → Nov 2011
- 2Sandel Operating CompanyDec 2011 → Feb 2022
- 3Trinidad Energy, LLCMar 2022 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559433-98 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Aug 17, 2005 | Mar 23, 2005 | Mar 29, 2005 | 8,387 |
| 559433-99 | Drill | Unit Petroleum Company | Mar 23, 2005 | Mar 23, 2005 | Mar 29, 2005 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24734 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,182 | 8,184 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,533 | 12.25 | 513 S |
| 4.5 | 8,387 | 7.875 | 635 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 | Nov 2, 2005 | Aug 23, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-321-32052 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-32052 → 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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