WELL · 42-161-31172 · DISTRICT 5
Howell-Anderson #1
Freestone County · Winkler S.(cotton Valley Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
Howell-Anderson #1 (API 42-161-31172) is a well in Freestone County operated by Old Union Operating Company, completed March 3, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 1991, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Miller Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Old Union Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T/Buda, B/Massive Anhy, B/Massive Anhydrite, T/Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Miller Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (800) 906-0486
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Old Union Operating Company |
| Production reports | Old Union Operating Companythrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Dec 12, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-Anderson G-5-141212 | Winkler, S.(cotton Valley Lime) | Old Union Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.21M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,361 · prior 12 8,285(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2004 → Dec 2005
- 3Lehnertz-Faulkner, Inc.Jan 2012 → Apr 2022
- 4Old Union Operating CompanyMay 2022 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394837-99 | Drill | Miller Energy, Inc. | Dec 9, 1991 | Dec 12, 1991 | Jan 26, 1992 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-141212 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Buda | 4,555 | -4,179 |
| B/Massive Anhy | 6,690 | -6,314 |
| B/Massive Anhydrite | 6,690 | -6,314 |
| T/Pettit | 7,294 | -6,918 |
| T/Bossier Shale | 10,115 | -9,739 |
| T/Cotton Valley Lime | 11,137 | -10,761 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,172 | 11,179 | Perforated |
| 11,185 | 11,187 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,501 | 11 | 1,230 S |
| 5.5 | 11,475 | 7.875 | 865 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 | Jun 18, 1992 | Apr 3, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 1992 | Apr 3, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1992 | Mar 16, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-161-31172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31172 → 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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