WELL · 42-161-31857 · DISTRICT 5
Herndon Unit #1
Freestone County · Red Lake (Rodessa 8300) field · Vertical
Herndon Unit #1 (API 42-161-31857) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged October 2, 2003, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 14,700 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Rodessa, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Moore Sand.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Nov 20, 2002 |
- 14,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Oct 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon Unit G-5-193737 | Red Lake (Rodessa 8300) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2003 – Oct 2003 |
| Herndon Unit G-5-181262 | Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 105K | Nov 2000 – Jan 2003 |
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.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Nov 2000 → Jan 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525641-99 | Recompletion | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Nov 19, 2002 | Nov 20, 2002 | Nov 25, 2002 | 12,615 |
| 498829-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Aug 24, 2000 | Aug 24, 2000 | Aug 30, 2000 | 14,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-181262 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-193737 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 379 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 8,128 | -7,749 |
| Travis Peak | 9,043 | -8,664 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,876 | -11,497 |
| Moore Sand | 12,828 | -12,449 |
| Moore SD | 12,828 | -12,449 |
| Bonner Sand | 13,056 | -12,677 |
| Bonner SD | 13,056 | -12,677 |
| York Sand | 13,217 | -12,838 |
| York SD | 13,217 | -12,838 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,140 | 8,124 | Perforated |
| 8,206 | 8,184 | Perforated |
| 8,238 | 8,250 | Perforated |
| 8,300 | 8,300 | Perforated |
| 13,198 | 13,238 | Perforated |
| 13,278 | 13,316 | Perforated |
| 13,341 | 13,367 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,534 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 7 | 12,505 | 8.75 | 1,100 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 | Apr 29, 2003 | Mar 21, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2001 | Jan 19, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 22, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-161-31857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31857 → 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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