WELL · 42-123-31427 · DISTRICT 2
Hotz Val #1
DE Witt County · Thomaston (Yegua 4800) field · Vertical
Hotz Val #1 (API 42-123-31427) is a plugged well in De Witt County, plugged April 6, 2017, last operated by Jtb Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Duster Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Jtb Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Cook Mountain, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 10.1K barrels of oil and 209K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Duster Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Refugio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · 3 permits on file · (361) 526-2517
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | JTB Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | JTB Oil Company, Inc.through Nov 2014 |
| Latest permit | Duster Production, Inc.Mar 14, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 1996
- completed
- 10.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 209K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotz, Val G-2-158280 | Thomaston (Yegua 4800) | JTB Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 184K | Feb 1996 – Apr 2017 |
| Val Hotz O-2-6864 | Thomaston (Wilcox 7900) | Duster Production, Inc. | 1 | 10.1K | 24.4K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2011 |
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.
- 1Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Duster Production, Inc.Feb 1995 → Aug 2002
- 3JTB Oil Company, Inc.Sep 2002 → Nov 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445511-99 | Recompletion | Duster Production, Inc. | Mar 4, 1996 | Mar 14, 1996 | Feb 12, 1996 | 9,200 |
| 262158-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Dec 21, 1984 | Dec 21, 1984 | — | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-158280 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6864 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 162 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 3,500 | -3,338 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,200 | -5,038 |
| Wilcox | 7,800 | -7,638 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,850 | 4,858 | Perforated |
| 7,920 | 7,930 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,525 | 12.25 | 4,560 S |
| 4.5 | 9,165 | 7.875 | 630 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 | Jul 25, 1996 | Mar 4, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1985 | Feb 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-123-31427 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31427 → 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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