WELL · 42-115-31712 · DISTRICT 8
Love W. E. C #1R
Dawson County · Spraberry Deep field · Producing · Vertical
Love W. E. C #1R (API 42-115-31712) is a well in Dawson County operated by Hgn Operating I LLC, completed February 7, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1997, permitted to 7,700 ft.
It was permitted by Ard Drilling Company Inc. and has since transferred to Hgn Operating I LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Sprby(Deep), Lwr Sprby, Upr Jo-Mill, Lwr Jo-Mill.
Its 2 leases have reported 248K barrels of oil and 133K 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 Ard Drilling Company Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 56
- Phone
- (325) 437-9747
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HGN Operating I LLC |
| Production reports | HGN Operating I, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ard Drilling Company Inc.Jun 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1997
- completed
- 248K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 133K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Love, W. E. O-11-64235 | JO-Mill (Spraberry) | HGN Operating I, LLC | 1 | 22.6K | 22.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Love, W. E. "C" O-11-67730 | Spraberry, Deep | HGN Operating I, LLC | 1 | 226K | 111K | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,187 · prior 12 3,173(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ard Drilling Company Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2HGN Operating Company, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2007
- 3HGN Operating I, LLCOct 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460013-99 | Recompletion | Ard Drilling Company Inc. | Mar 18, 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 | Jan 30, 1997 | 6,860 |
| 178304-99 | Drill | Ard Drilling Company Inc. | Nov 22, 1982 | Nov 22, 1982 | Dec 12, 1982 | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64235 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-67730 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,876 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sprby(deep) | 6,580 | -3,704 |
| LWR Sprby | 7,152 | -4,276 |
| Upr JO-Mill | 7,468 | -4,592 |
| LWR JO-Mill | 7,540 | -4,664 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,614 | 6,829 | Perforated |
| 7,544 | 7,572 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 302 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,469 | 11 | 200 S |
| 2.875 | 7,555 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,664 | 7.875 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 7,664 | — | 650 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 | Aug 7, 1997 | Mar 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 2, 1983 | — |
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 42-115-31712 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31712 → 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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