WELL · 42-471-30265 · DISTRICT 3
Bawcom James S. #1
Walker County · Chantal (Jackson) field · Vertical
Bawcom James S. #1 (API 42-471-30265) is a plugged well in Walker County, plugged December 17, 1996, last operated by Antara Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2002, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Candleridge Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Antara Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Frio, Jackson, T/Jackson, T/Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Candleridge Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 13, 2001 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Antara Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Antara Resources, Inc.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Candleridge Oil, Inc.Jun 7, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 4, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 471K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 4, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 17, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bawcom G-3-197381 | Wildcat | Small, R.P. Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2003 – Jan 2004 |
| Bawcom, James S. G-3-133685 | Chantal (Jackson) | Antara Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 471K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
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.
- 1Cxy Energy Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Antara Resources, Inc.Jul 1995 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520741-99 | Reenter | Candleridge Oil, Inc. | Jun 7, 2002 | Jun 7, 2002 | Jul 22, 2003 | 2,400 |
| 367035-99 | Drill | Cxy Energy Inc. | Nov 29, 1989 | Nov 29, 1989 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-133685 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-197381 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,418 | 2,429 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 747 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 5.5 | 2,593 | 7.875 | 418 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 | Nov 18, 2003 | Oct 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1990 | Feb 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-471-30265 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-471-30265 → 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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