WELL · 42-131-38917 · DISTRICT 4
Byland J. W. #7
Duval County · Loma Novia field · Producing · Vertical
Byland J. W. #7 (API 42-131-38917) is a well in Duval County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 1, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 2006, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Newman Operating Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 163K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newman Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newman Operating CompanySep 26, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 2008
- completed
- 163K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byland, J. W. O-4-1551 | Loma Novia | Hilcorp Energy Company | 10 | 163K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,086 · prior 12 1,668(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lairco Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Newman Operating CompanyApr 1997 → Jun 2021
- 3Jura Energy Operating LLCJul 2021 → Jun 2023
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 626523-99 | Drill | Newman Operating Company | Sep 25, 2006 | Sep 26, 2006 | Jan 22, 2008 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-1551 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,581 | 2,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 824 | 12.25 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 2,860 | 7.875 | 280 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 | Oct 16, 2008 | Jun 24, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-131-38917 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38917 → 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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