WELL · 42-009-38059 · DISTRICT 9
Hilbers AB #4A
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
Hilbers AB #4A (API 42-009-38059) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged June 14, 2012, last operated by A & B Minerals.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 1983, permitted to 1,750 ft.
It was permitted by Ark-La-Tex Oil And Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to A & B Minerals on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Thomas Sand, Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 13K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2012. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ark-LA-Tex Oil and Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Scotland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2020 · 12 permits on file · (940) 541-2253
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | A & B Minerals |
| Production reports | A & B Mineralsthrough Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Ark-LA-Tex Oil and Gas, Inc.Dec 29, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1984
- completed
- 13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 2012
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; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hilbers AB O-13-24315 | Archer County Regular | A & B Minerals | 9 | 13K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1A & B MineralsFeb 1993 → Jan 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225061-99 | Drill | Ark-LA-Tex Oil and Gas, Inc. | Dec 19, 1983 | Dec 29, 1983 | — | 1,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-24315 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Thomas Sand | 920 | 181 |
| GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME | 1,125 | -24 |
| GunsightGUNSIGHT SAND | 1,156 | -55 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 921 | 927 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,308 | 6.75 | 220 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 | Dec 1, 1989 | Jan 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1984 | Jan 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1984 | Jan 17, 1984 | — |
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 42-009-38059 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-38059 → 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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