TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · API 42-321-32345 · DISTRICT 03
Baer-Franklin #1
Matagorda County · Baer Ranch (Tex-Miss Cons) field · Directional
Baer-Franklin #1 (API 42-321-32345) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged January 15, 2018, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2012 and 2016, permitted to 15,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Heterostegina.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Samson Exploration, LLCthrough Jun 2016 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 16, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.93M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2013 THROUGH Jan 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 15, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baer-Franklin G-3-271229 | Baer Ranch (Tex-Miss Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 7.93M | Jun 2013 – Jan 2018 |
| Baer-Franklin G-3-271095 | Wildcat | Samson Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2013 – Jun 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.
- 1Samson Exploration, LLCSep 2013 → Jun 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820259-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Nov 10, 2016 | Nov 16, 2016 | Nov 21, 2016 | 15,500 |
| 747822-99 | Drill | Samson Exploration, LLC | Sep 7, 2012 | Sep 26, 2012 | Dec 4, 2012 | 15,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2017 | Baer-Franklin G-3-271229 | Baer Ranch (Tex-Miss Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 10, 2017 | Baer-Franklin G-3-271229 | Baer Ranch (Tex-Miss Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 21, 2013 | Baer-Franklin G-3-271095 | Wildcat | Samson Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 7 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | — | — |
| Frio | — | — |
| Heterostegina | — | — |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,566 | 14,570 | Perforated |
| 14,614 | 14,616 | Perforated |
| 14,622 | 14,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,442 | 17.5 | 2,960 S |
| 9.625 | 7,094 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 7.625 | 13,181 | 9.625 | 525 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, 2017 | Mar 6, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2014 | Jun 28, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 2014 | Apr 1, 2013 | 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 42-321-32345 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-32345 → 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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