TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · HAMILTON, BUCK LEASE · API 42-131-38796 · DISTRICT 04
Hamilton Buck #12
Duval County · Dinn Intermediate (Hinnant) field · Producing · Vertical
Hamilton Buck #12 (API 42-131-38796) is a well in Duval County operated by Paleo Oil Company LLC, completed July 22, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2005, permitted to 14,034 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Paleo Oil Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 47
- Phone
- (361) 904-0401
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Paleo Oil Company LLC |
| Production reports | Paleo Oil Company LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Apr 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,034
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 2005
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton, Buck G-4-212172 | Dinn Intermediate (Hinnant) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 5.62M | Jul 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 66,976 · prior 12 86,757(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Jul 2005 → Dec 2012
- 2Bluestone Natural Res. II, LLCJan 2013 → Feb 2017
- 3Rockdale Energy, LLCMar 2017 → Dec 2020
- 4Block "T" Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2021 → Jul 2023
- 5Paleo Oil Company LLCAug 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560354-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Apr 12, 2005 | Apr 12, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2005 | Hamilton Buck G-4-212172 | Dinn Intermediate (Hinnant) | Paleo Oil Company LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 14,034 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 780 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 9,400 | -8,620 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,966 | 13,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 1 | 6.5 | 405 S |
| 13.375 | 3,008 | 17.5 | 872 S |
| 9.625 | 8,493 | 12.25 | 1,148 S |
| 2.875 | 12,834 | — | — |
| 5 | — | — | — |
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 20, 2006 | Aug 18, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-131-38796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38796 → 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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