WELL · 42-015-30659 · DISTRICT 3
Herman #1
Austin County · Lake Rd. (Jackson) field · Producing · Vertical
Herman #1 (API 42-015-30659) is a well in Austin County operated by Bear Creek Energy LLC, completed February 24, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 19, 1994, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shamrock Oil CO. and has since transferred to Bear Creek Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Jackson.
Its lease has reported 51.2K barrels of oil and 18 mcf of gas since February 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shamrock Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sealy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (512) 460-9907
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bear Creek Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Bear Creek Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shamrock Oil Co.Sep 19, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1995
- completed
- 51.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herman O-3-22668 | Lake Rd. (Jackson) | Bear Creek Energy, LLC | 1 | 51.2K | 18 | Feb 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 926 · prior 12 1,504(-38%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shamrock Oil Co.Feb 1995 → Aug 1998
- 2HMX Investments, Inc.Mar 1999 → May 2020
- 3Bear Creek Energy, LLCSep 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425978-98 | Drill | Shamrock Oil Co. | Jan 8, 1996 | Sep 19, 1994 | — | 4,200 |
| 425978-99 | Drill | Shamrock Oil Co. | Jul 18, 1994 | Sep 19, 1994 | Jan 10, 1995 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22668 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 165 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 3,350 | -3,185 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,370 | 3,380 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 503 | 12.25 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 3,581 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Apr 12, 1995 | Mar 16, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-015-30659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30659 → 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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