WELL · 42-071-31882 · DISTRICT 3
Higgins #17
Chambers County · Directional
Higgins #17 (API 42-071-31882) is a permitted well in Chambers County filed by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2012, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Het, Frio, Top Green Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 621K barrels of oil and 40 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 22 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.
Katy, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2018 · 156 permits on file · (281) 385-5220
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Sandpoint Texas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Jul 20, 2012 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 621K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 22 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gulf Fee Fisher-23.5 O-3-141 | Barbers Hill | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 5 | 138K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Higgins O-3-175 | Barbers Hill | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 17 | 484K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,096 · prior 12 9,801(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Seaboard CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2004
- 2Erg Operating Company, Inc.May 2004 → Dec 2006
- 3Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jan 2007 → Sep 2011
- 4Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 5Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Apr 2021
- 6Sandpoint Texas LLCMay 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 744526-99 | Recompletion | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 12, 2012 | Jul 20, 2012 | — | 6,500 |
| 700186-98 | Recompletion | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 29, 2012 | Aug 9, 2010 | Aug 23, 2010 | 6,500 |
| 700186-99 | Recompletion | Erg Resources, L.L.C. | Aug 3, 2010 | Aug 9, 2010 | Aug 23, 2010 | 6,500 |
| 353366-99 | Drill | Hosford Energy Corporation | Nov 16, 1988 | Nov 16, 1988 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-141 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-175 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 23 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 2,500 | -2,477 |
| Top Het | 3,351 | -3,328 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 3,413 | -3,390 |
| Frio | 4,000 | -3,977 |
| Top Green Sand | 4,587 | -4,564 |
| T/Vicksburg | 6,075 | -6,052 |
| Vicksburg | 6,075 | -6,052 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,726 | 4,736 | Perforated |
| 4,424 | 4,434 | Perforated |
| 4,676 | 4,680 | Perforated |
| 4,700 | 4,710 | Perforated |
| 4,892 | 4,942 | Perforated |
| 6,032 | 6,042 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 960 | 14.75 | 570 S |
| 4.5 | 2,214 | 6.125 | 275 S |
| 7 | 6,172 | 9.875 | 830 S |
| 7 | — | — | 693 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 | May 26, 2012 | Jan 4, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 18, 2005 | Oct 27, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1991 | Dec 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1989 | Feb 6, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-071-31882 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31882 → 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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