WELL · 42-015-30482 · DISTRICT 3
Hintz Estate A #4
Austin County · Sealy (Wilcox M-2) field · Vertical
Hintz Estate A #4 (API 42-015-30482) is a well in Austin County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed August 4, 1981.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1997, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by HS Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, J-Sd., K-Sd., M-1.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by HS Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1,049 permits on file · (972) 628-1559
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.through May 2002 |
| Latest permit | HS Resources, Inc.Apr 30, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 403K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hintz Estate "A" G-3-163161 | Sealy (Wilcox Cons.) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 275K | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Hintz Estate "A" G-3-141761 | Sealy (Wilcox K) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 128K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2007 |
| — G-3-95121 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Tide West Oil CompanyJul 1994 → May 1996
- 3HS Resources, Inc.Jun 1996 → Aug 1998
- 4Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.Sep 1998 → May 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461651-99 | Recompletion | HS Resources, Inc. | Apr 25, 1997 | Apr 30, 1997 | Apr 10, 1997 | 9,000 |
| 401037-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jul 9, 1992 | Jul 15, 1992 | Jun 8, 1992 | 10,492 |
| 118222-99 | Drill | Ranger Oil Company | May 12, 1981 | May 12, 1981 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-95121 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-141761 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-163161 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 212 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,036 | 9,052 | Perforated |
| 9,078 | 9,094 | Perforated |
| 10,003 | 10,020 | Perforated |
| 10,542 | 10,588 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,018 | 14.75 | 1,895 S |
| 2.375 | 10,492 | — | — |
| 7 | 11,342 | 9.875 | 2,000 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 | Jun 20, 1997 | Jun 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1992 | Jul 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 14, 1981 | — |
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 42-015-30482 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30482 → 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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