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Final Completion

HICKL E. L. ET AL

MATAGORDA County · District 3 · SANDEL OPERATING COMPANY · MELLON (10500)

Permits

Max Depth

11,000 ft

First Permit

1984-11-07

Latest Activity

1996-02-13

Lifespan

11 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1996-07-05

Shut-In

—

Plugged

2019-10-14

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: SANDEL OPERATING COMPANY ≠ Permit: EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC.

Resolved via: scheduling → SANDEL OPERATING COMPANY

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2019-10

Operator History

Chain of Custody

EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC. 1993-2008→ SANDEL OPERATING COMPANY 2010-2016

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Gas

production & DCA →

Formation Tops (1) Elevation 54 ft (KB)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
MELLON (10500)	10,562 ft	-10,508 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (5)

Interval	Type
10,560–10,570 ft	Perforated
10,562–10,570 ft	Perforated
10,578–10,588 ft	Perforated
10,578–10,594 ft	Perforated
10,607–10,631 ft	Perforated

Casing (2)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	2,030 ft	500 sx
5.5"	10,671 ft	400 sx

Permit History (2)

#443411 Recompletion Final Completion

E. L. HICKI GAS UNIT · 10,687 ft

1996-02-13

Spud 1996-07-02

#257071 Drill Final Completion

E. L. HICKL GAS UNIT · 11,000 ft

1984-11-07

Spud 1984-12-04

Applications (2)

#443411 A EXPRO ENGINEERING, INC.

received 1996-01-04

#257071 A PEND OREILLE OIL & GAS CO.

received 1984-10-31

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1996-08-28 log on file

W-2/G-1 1985-01-28

W-2/G-1 1985-01-17

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in MATAGORDA County.

Well Details

Well Number: 2
Max Depth: 11,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: MATAGORDA
District: 3
Operator: SANDEL OPERATING COMPANY
Completed: 1996-07-05

Operator

Name: SANDEL OPER CO
Location: HUNTSVILLE
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2025-10-17)
Cum Oil (all leases): 232,430 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 34,984,330 mcf
Activities: G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 11