TEXAS · WELLS · ARANSAS COUNTY · ST. CHARLES CO. LEASE · API 42-007-30820 · DISTRICT 04
St. Charles Co. #79
Aransas County · St. Charles (Frio Cons. Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
ST. Charles CO. #79 (API 42-007-30820) is a well in Aransas County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 1, 2016 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 23, 1995, permitted to 11,127 ft.
It was permitted by Conoco Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Conoco Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2024 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.May 23, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,127
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 23, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 2016
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Charles Co. G-4-157177 | St. Charles (Frio Cons., Upper) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.98M | Sep 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conoco Inc.Sep 1995 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Oct 2010
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2010 → Mar 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436015-98 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Nov 16, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | Jun 28, 1995 | 12,591 |
| 436015-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | May 19, 1995 | May 23, 1995 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 2016 | St. Charles Co. G-4-157177 | St. Charles (Frio Cons. Upper) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2024 | 11,127 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 6 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 6,240 | -6,234 |
| AnahuacTOP ANAHUAC | 6,730 | -6,724 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 7,550 | -7,544 |
| FrioFRIO A | 7,699 | -7,693 |
| FrioFRIO D | 8,575 | -8,569 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,676 | 7,687 | Perforated |
| 7,778 | 7,789 | Perforated |
| 7,844 | 7,856 | Perforated |
| 7,887 | 7,905 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,790 | 14.75 | 1,714 S |
| 7.625 | 10,110 | 9.875 | 756 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 | Nov 28, 2018 | Aug 6, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 7, 2014 | Apr 24, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1996 | Nov 29, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-007-30820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-007-30820 → 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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