WELL · 42-363-32613 · DISTRICT 7
Baum D. Unit III #1
Palo Pinto County · Mineral Wells South (Strawn UP) field · Vertical
Baum D. Unit Iii #1 (API 42-363-32613) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged May 13, 1997, last operated by Vortt Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1984, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Sunbelt Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Vortt Exploration Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Vortt Exploration Company Inc.
Permitted by Sunbelt Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 2016 · 190 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vortt Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Vortt Exploration Company, Inc.through May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Sunbelt Exploration, Inc.May 15, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.07K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baum, D. Unit III G-8-93944 | Mineral Wells, South (Strawn UP) | Vortt Exploration Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.07K | Jan 1993 – May 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.
- 1Sharoco CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Vortt Exploration Company, Inc.Jan 1997 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238794-99 | Recompletion | Sunbelt Exploration, Inc. | May 14, 1984 | May 15, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | 3,100 |
| 113313-99 | Drill | Vortt Exploration Company, Inc. | Mar 26, 1981 | Mar 26, 1981 | Mar 31, 1981 | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-93944 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,545 | 2,551 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 303 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 2.375 | 2,535 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,663 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-363-32613 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-32613 → 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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