WELL · 42-497-34682 · DISTRICT 9
Barbara K. #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Barbara K. #1 (API 42-497-34682) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged December 31, 2021, last operated by Best Petroleum Explorations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 2001, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Peba Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Straw Sand, Bend, Barnett, Marbles Falls.
Operator of record
Best Petroleum Explorations Inc.
Permitted by Peba Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jacksboro, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2026
- Permits on file
- 251
- Phone
- (940) 567-2661
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. |
| Production reports | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.through Dec 2021 |
| Latest permit | Peba Oil & Gas Co.Apr 24, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 145K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Dec 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 31, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara K. G-13-186185 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | 1 | 0 | 145K | Nov 2001 – Dec 2021 |
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.
- 1Peba Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2001 → May 2005
- 2Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.Jun 2005 → Dec 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508172-99 | Drill | Peba Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 24, 2001 | Apr 24, 2001 | May 10, 2001 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-186185 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 943 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,344 | 8,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 913 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,964 | 7.875 | 430 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 23, 2002 | Dec 10, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34682 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34682 → 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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