WELL · 42-481-32827 · DISTRICT 3
Macha #1
Wharton County · Vertical
Macha #1 (API 42-481-32827) is a permitted well in Wharton County filed by Bison Energy Partners, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 2001, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its 3 leases have reported 450 barrels of oil and 112K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2006. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2007 · 17 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Bison Energy Partners, Inc.through Dec 2000 |
| Latest permit | Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Jan 8, 2001 |
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 450
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 112K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macha G-3-146243 | Bonus (2700) | Opex Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 93.6K | Aug 1993 – Feb 2006 |
| Macha G-3-118383 | Bonus (Yegua 6900) | Great Western Onshore Inc. | 1 | 0 | 18.1K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
| Macha O-3-18919 | Bonus (Yegua 7350) | Great Western Onshore Inc. | 1 | 450 | 7 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
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.
- 1Great Western Onshore Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Forcenergy Onshore Inc.Feb 1997 → Dec 1998
- 3Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Sep 2000 → Dec 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503801-99 | Recompletion | Bison Energy Partners, Inc. | Jan 8, 2001 | Jan 8, 2001 | — | 7,854 |
| 414743-99 | Recompletion | Great Western Onshore Inc. | Aug 9, 1993 | Aug 11, 1993 | Aug 7, 1993 | 2,661 |
| 268866-99 | Drill | Forney Oil Corporation | Mar 1, 1985 | Mar 7, 1985 | May 25, 1985 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-118383 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-146243 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18919 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP MIOCENE | 1,650 | -1,524 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 3,785 | -3,659 |
| VicksburgTOP VICKSBURG | 5,025 | -4,899 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA | 6,563 | -6,437 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,652 | 2,661 | Perforated |
| 6,967 | 6,976 | Perforated |
| 7,378 | 7,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,832 | 12.25 | 815 S |
| 4.5 | 7,806 | 7.875 | 1,426 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 | Oct 15, 1993 | Aug 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 28, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1985 | Oct 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-481-32827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32827 → 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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