WELL · 42-481-33421 · DISTRICT 3
Barta #1
Wharton County · Heyne (Frio 3470) field · Vertical
Barta #1 (API 42-481-33421) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged April 8, 2013, last operated by Tag Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 30, 1990, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cpx Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Tag Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by CPX Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 31 permits on file · (713) 515-0815
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tag Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Tag Operating Company, Inc.through Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | CPX Petroleum, Inc.Jul 30, 1990 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 775K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barta G-3-136176 | Heyne (Frio 3470) | Tag Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 775K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2013 |
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.
- 1Gillring Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Lomak Production CompanyJun 1994 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Nov 2001
- 4Tag Operating Company, Inc.Mar 2002 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375955-99 | Drill | CPX Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 26, 1990 | Jul 30, 1990 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-136176 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,450 | 3,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 408 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.5 | 3,911 | 7.875 | 1,010 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 2, 1991 | Oct 22, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 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 42-481-33421 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33421 → 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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