WELL · 42-399-34031 · DISTRICT 7
Bailey James E. #1
Runnels County · Cockatoo (Gardner) field · Vertical
Bailey James E. #1 (API 42-399-34031) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged July 1, 1998, last operated by Horizon Well Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 1989, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by M-G Gas Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Horizon Well Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Cross Cut Sand, Morris Lime, Upper Capps Lime.
Its lease has reported 6.29K barrels of oil and 229 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by M-G Gas Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Horizon Well Services Inc. |
| Production reports | Horizon Well Services, Inc.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | M-G Gas Company, Inc.Jul 24, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 1989
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 1989
- completed
- 6.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 229
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 1998
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey, James E. O-9-7902 | Cockatoo (Gardner) | Horizon Well Services, Inc. | 4 | 6.29K | 229 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1M-G Gas Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Horizon Well Services, Inc.Feb 1995 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 361913-99 | Drill | M-G Gas Company, Inc. | Jul 24, 1989 | Jul 24, 1989 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7902 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,969 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LIME | 3,725 | -1,756 |
| Cross Cut Sand | 3,870 | -1,901 |
| Morris Lime | 3,916 | -1,947 |
| Upper Capps Lime | 3,943 | -1,974 |
| Lower Capps Lime | 4,086 | -2,117 |
| Gardner Lime | 4,300 | -2,331 |
| Gardner Sand | 4,394 | -2,425 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,408 | 4,412 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 157 | 12.25 | 115 S |
| 4.5 | 4,450 | 7.875 | 150 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 8, 1989 | Aug 28, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 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 42-399-34031 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34031 → 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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