WELL · 42-371-38953 · DISTRICT 8
Bluebonnet 18 #1
Pecos County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Bluebonnet 18 #1 (API 42-371-38953) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged March 26, 2019, last operated by Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 19, 2012, permitted to 12,900 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Brushy Canyon, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 90 barrels of oil since December 2012, last reporting in August 2019.
Operator of record
Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc.
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2019
- Permits on file
- 215
- Phone
- (713) 236-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crimson Exploration Oper. Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jul 2013 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJul 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 2012
- completed
- 90
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2012 THROUGH Aug 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 26, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebonnet 18 O-10-46739 | Wildcat | Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc. | 1 | 90 | 0 | Dec 2012 – Aug 2019 |
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.
- 1Apache CorporationDec 2012 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744396-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Aug 1, 2012 | Jul 19, 2012 | Sep 27, 2012 | 12,665 |
| 744396-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jul 11, 2012 | Jul 19, 2012 | — | 12,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46739 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,885 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brushy Canyon | 7,028 | -4,143 |
| Bone Spring | 7,854 | -4,969 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,063 | -7,178 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,694 | 17.5 | 1,860 S |
| 9.625 | 7,113 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 5.5 | 12,664 | 8.75 | 710 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 | Sep 15, 2015 | Jul 15, 2015 | 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 42-371-38953 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-38953 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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