WELL · 42-055-32256 · DISTRICT 1
Hudgens Ernest #33
Caldwell County · Salt Flat field · Vertical
Hudgens Ernest #33 (API 42-055-32256) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged September 10, 2019, last operated by Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 25, 1981, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mutual Energy Company and has since transferred to Eagle Ford Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chaulk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 1.76K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mutual Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (713) 739-7695
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagle Ford Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc.through Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Mutual Energy CompanyAug 25, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 21, 1981
- completed
- 1.76K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 21, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 10, 2019
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudgens, Ernest O-1-8016 | Salt Flat | Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc. | 4 | 1.76K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Clements Operating Company, Inc.Apr 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Oilex Int'l Investments, Inc.Apr 1997 → Sep 1998
- 3Caltex Energy Co.Aug 1999 → Mar 2011
- 4Eagle Ford Oil Co., Inc.Apr 2011 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 131015-99 | Drill | Mutual Energy Company | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 25, 1981 | Aug 10, 1981 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8016 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Chaulk | 2,472 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 2,760 |
| Buda | 2,790 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,472 | 2,498 | Perforated |
| 2,504 | 2,518 | Perforated |
| 2,574 | 2,600 | Perforated |
| 2,690 | 2,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,847 | 7.625 | — |
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 17, 1986 | Mar 20, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-055-32256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-32256 → 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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