WELL · 42-047-30731 · DISTRICT 4
Lopez H.S. #1
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Vksbg 13150) field · Vertical
Lopez H.S. #1 (API 42-047-30731) is a well in Brooks County operated by Third Coast Energy Inc., completed June 4, 1979.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 1978, permitted to 14,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Third Coast Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.53K barrels of oil and 64.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Third Coast Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Third Coast Energy, Inc.through Aug 2002 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyDec 29, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 1979
- completed
- 5.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 1979
- 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, H.S. O-4-12671 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg 13150) | Third Coast Energy, Inc. | 1 | 5.53K | 27.1K | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Lopez, H.S. G-4-86395 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg 13150) | Third Coast Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 37.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Barbee, R.L. Operating, Inc.Nov 1995 → Feb 2000
- 3Third Coast Energy, Inc.Jan 1997 → Aug 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39760-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Dec 29, 1978 | Dec 29, 1978 | Feb 2, 1979 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-86395 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12671 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,185 | 13,317 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,025 | 14.75 | 1,000 S |
| 7.625 | 8,500 | 9.625 | 750 S |
| 2.875 | 11,625 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,064 | 6.75 | 1,050 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 30, 1997 | May 5, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 30, 1979 | — |
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 42-047-30731 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30731 → 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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