WELL · 42-161-31160 · DISTRICT 5
Howell Hulen #1
Freestone County · Teas (Travis Peak-Oil) field · Vertical
Howell Hulen #1 (API 42-161-31160) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged April 19, 2013, last operated by Hibbard Energy LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 30, 1991, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Hibbard Energy LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 50.2K barrels of oil and 31.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Whitehouse, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (903) 530-3068
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hibbard Energy LP |
| Production reports | Hibbard Energy, LPthrough May 2009 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.May 30, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 30, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 1991
- completed
- 50.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 19, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell, Hulen O-5-3396 | Teas (Travis Peak-Oil) | Hibbard Energy, LP | 1 | 50.2K | 31.7K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2014 |
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.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2009
- 2Hibbard Energy, LPFeb 2009 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 388467-98 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Aug 28, 1991 | May 30, 1991 | Jun 16, 1991 | 12,000 |
| 388467-99 | Drill | Wesson Energy-Dallas Prod. Inc. | May 30, 1991 | May 30, 1991 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3396 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 357 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,808 | -2,451 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,300 | -5,943 |
| Travis Peak | 7,090 | -6,733 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,502 | -8,145 |
| Buckner | 10,660 | -10,303 |
| Smackover | 11,528 | -11,171 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,264 | 7,277 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,210 | 12.25 | 1,595 S |
| 5.5 | 7,605 | 8.75 | 910 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 18, 1991 | Aug 28, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-161-31160 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31160 → 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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