WELL · 42-423-31146 · DISTRICT 6
Butler Estate B #1
Smith County · Chapel Hill NE. (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Butler Estate B #1 (API 42-423-31146) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged April 12, 2022, last operated by Byng Energy Group Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1988 and 2000, permitted to 8,814 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Byng Energy Group Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Budda, T. Budda, Rodessa, T. Rodesssa.
Its 3 leases have reported 12.5K barrels of oil and 1.57M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Enid, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (580) 213-3630
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byng Energy Group Inc. |
| Production reports | BRG Lone Star Ltd.through Jun 2016 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpAug 30, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,814
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2001
- completed
- 12.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.57M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 12, 2022
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Estate "B" O-6-14064 | Chapel Hill, NE. (Travis Peak) | Byng Energy Group, Inc. | 1 | 4.18K | 3.14K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Butler Estate "B" G-6-154216 | Chapel Hill (Rodessa) | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | 1 | 0 | 1.42M | Mar 1995 – Nov 2001 |
| Butler Estate "B" O-6-12364 | Chapel Hill (Pettit) | Dallas Production, Inc. | 1 | 8.37K | 143K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1995 |
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.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpMar 1996 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Jun 2003
- 4Samson Lone Star LPAug 2003 → Apr 2006
- 5BRG Lone Star Ltd.Aug 2013 → Jul 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499066-99 | Recompletion | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Aug 30, 2000 | Aug 30, 2000 | Nov 30, 2000 | 8,814 |
| 434643-99 | Recompletion | Dallas Production, Inc. | Apr 7, 1995 | Apr 7, 1995 | Mar 23, 1995 | 8,015 |
| 344966-99 | Drill | Pitts Oil Co.-Dallas Prod. Inc. | Apr 8, 1988 | Apr 8, 1988 | — | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-154216 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12364 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14064 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 466 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Budda | 5,972 | -5,506 |
| T. Budda | 5,972 | -5,506 |
| Rodessa | 7,758 | -7,292 |
| T. Rodesssa | 7,758 | -7,292 |
| Pettit | 8,200 | -7,734 |
| T. Pettit | 8,200 | -7,734 |
| Travis Peak | 8,410 | -7,944 |
| T. Travis Peak | 8,410 | -7,944 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,762 | 7,771 | Perforated |
| 8,245 | 8,252 | Perforated |
| 8,452 | 8,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,530 | 11 | 755 S |
| 5.5 | 8,814 | 7.875 | 910 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 | Apr 27, 2001 | Feb 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1988 | Jun 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-423-31146 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31146 → 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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