WELL · 42-131-37173 · DISTRICT 4
Hofstetter W. #1
Duval County · Orgullo (Cole Sand) field · Vertical
Hofstetter W. #1 (API 42-131-37173) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged September 3, 2002, last operated by Rodessa Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 8, 1988, permitted to 5,850 ft.
It was permitted by Pride Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Rodessa Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including T/Jackson, T/Yegua.
Its lease has reported 36K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2003.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pride Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 63 permits on file · (361) 815-6420
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rodessa Operating Company |
| Production reports | Rodessa Operating Companythrough Mar 2001 |
| Latest permit | Pride Exploration, Inc.Nov 8, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 1988
- last permit issued
- Dec 4, 1988
- completed
- 36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 4, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 3, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hofstetter, W. O-4-11544 | Orgullo (Cole Sand) | Rodessa Operating Company | 1 | 36K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2003 |
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.
- 1Pride Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Rodessa Operating CompanyFeb 2001 → Mar 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353110-99 | Drill | Pride Exploration, Inc. | Nov 8, 1988 | Nov 8, 1988 | — | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-11544 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 412 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Jackson | 4,284 | -3,872 |
| T/Yegua | 5,728 | -5,316 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,285 | 4,286 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 611 | 12.25 | 210 S |
| 4.5 | 4,525 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Jan 9, 1989 | Dec 14, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-131-37173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37173 → 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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