WELL · 42-479-36564 · DISTRICT 4
B.F.M.T. #1
Webb County · Melinda Mag (Austin) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
B.F.M.T. #1 (API 42-479-36564) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Perdido Energy LLC, completed January 22, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 24, 1996, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Perdido Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Phone
- (713) 357-3300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Perdido Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Perdido Energy, LLCthrough Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 682K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.F.M.T. G-4-165929 | Melinda Mag (Austin) | Perdido Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 682K | Jan 1997 – 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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1997 → Sep 1998
- 2Okie Operating Company, Ltd.Oct 1998 → Dec 2006
- 3Nbi Services, Inc.Jan 2007 → Dec 2011
- 4Red Water Resources, Inc.Jan 2012 → May 2017
- 5Perdido Energy, LLCJun 2017 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452378-97 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 29, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | Nov 9, 1996 | 10,700 |
| 452378-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 24, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | — | 10,700 |
| 452378-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Sep 9, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | — | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-165929 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 542 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,545 | -9,003 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,922 | 9,775 | Perforated |
| 9,922 | 9,854 | Perforated |
| 10,075 | 11,353 | Perforated |
| 10,075 | 13,590 | Perforated |
| — | 10,272 | Perforated |
| — | 13,579 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,955 | 14.75 | 1,900 S |
| 7.625 | 9,565 | 9.875 | 1,050 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 27, 1998 | Aug 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36564 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36564 → 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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