WELL · 42-131-38156 · DISTRICT 4
Hernandez A #1
Duval County · Orcones (5200-Oil) field · Vertical
Hernandez A #1 (API 42-131-38156) is a well in Duval County operated by Price Drilling & Exploration CO., completed June 6, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 1996, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Catahoula, Frio, Jackson.
Its 2 leases have reported 123K barrels of oil and 10.6K mcf of gas since June 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Price Drilling & Exploration Co.
Benavides, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 7, 2013 · 56 permits on file · (361) 701-3551
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Price Drilling & Exploration Co. |
| Production reports | Cimarron Engineering, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Price Drilling & Exploration Co.Dec 5, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 1997
- completed
- 123K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hernandez "A" O-4-13331 | Orcones (Frio-Vksbg Cons.) | L.T.D. Explorations Inc. | 1 | 82.5K | 0 | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Hernandez A O-4-12680 | Orcones (5200-Oil) | Price Drilling & Exploration Co. | 1 | 40.2K | 10.6K | Jun 1997 – Sep 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,738 · prior 12 2,337(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Price Drilling & Exploration Co.Jun 1997 → Jul 2013
- 2Cimarron Engineering Corp.Aug 2013 → Nov 2014
- 3Cimarron Engineering, LLCDec 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455777-99 | Drill | Price Drilling & Exploration Co. | Dec 2, 1996 | Dec 5, 1996 | May 7, 1997 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12680 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13331 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,313 | 5,319 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 711 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 5,426 | 7.875 | 770 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 | Feb 7, 2006 | Jun 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 22, 1997 | Jun 25, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-131-38156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38156 → 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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