WELL · 42-123-31449 · DISTRICT 2
Hotz Val Gas Unit #1 #3
DE Witt County · Thomaston (Yegua 4900) field · Vertical
Hotz Val Gas Unit #1 #3 (API 42-123-31449) is a plugged well in De Witt County, plugged March 30, 2017, last operated by Jtb Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1987, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Jtb Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Cook Mountain, Cookmtn, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp.; 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 Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Apr 3, 1987 |
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
- Apr 3, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 313K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hotz, Val Gas Unit #1 G-2-124421 | Thomaston (Yegua 4900) | JTB Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 313K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2017 |
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 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328638-99 | Recompletion | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Apr 3, 1987 | Apr 3, 1987 | — | 9,800 |
| 275895-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | May 23, 1985 | May 23, 1985 | — | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-124421 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 162 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 3,450 | -3,288 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,230 | -5,068 |
| Cookmtn | 5,230 | -5,068 |
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 7,850 | -7,688 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 7,900 | -7,738 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,924 | 4,931 | Perforated |
| 7,886 | 7,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 969 | 12.25 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 9,186 | 7.875 | 1,765 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 8, 1987 | Apr 24, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1985 | Aug 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Aug 27, 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 42-123-31449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-123-31449 → 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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