TEXAS · WELLS · CROCKETT COUNTY · RANCH HAND "55" LEASE · API 42-105-38251 · DISTRICT 6E
Ranch Hand 55 #2
Crockett County · World East (Strawn) field · Vertical
Ranch Hand 55 #2 (API 42-105-38251) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged December 11, 2013, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 5, 1999, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Pennsylvanian, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 99.9K barrels of oil and 2.06M mcf of gas since June 1999, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Co.Mar 5, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1999
- completed
- 99.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 11, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ranch Hand "55" O-9-14902 | World, East (Strawn) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 4 | 99.9K | 2.06M | Jun 1999 – Jul 2022 |
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.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyJun 1999 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483123-98 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | May 6, 1999 | Mar 5, 1999 | Jul 1, 1999 | 8,300 |
| 483123-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | Mar 5, 1999 | Mar 5, 1999 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1999 | Ranch Hand 55 O-9-14902 | World East (Strawn) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,814 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 8,080 | -5,266 |
| PennsylvanianPENN DETRITAL | 8,219 | -5,405 |
| Ellenburger | 8,292 | -5,478 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,065 | 8,086 | Perforated |
| 8,122 | 8,130 | Perforated |
| 8,131 | 8,156 | Perforated |
| 8,157 | 8,159 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 933 | 17.5 | 842 S |
| 8.625 | 3,145 | 11 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,400 | 7.875 | 550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 8, 1999 | Oct 27, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-105-38251 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38251 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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