TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · API 42-163-30974 · DISTRICT 01
Panther Hollow #44
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Panther Hollow #44 (API 42-163-30974) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 19, 1995, last operated by Oryx Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 1992, permitted to 7,900 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anacacho, Top Chalk, Lower Chalk, Base Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 628K barrels of oil and 856K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 44 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,627
- Phone
- (972) 715-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oryx Energy Company |
| Production reports | Oryx Energy Companythrough Nov 1996 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyJun 9, 1992 |
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 9, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1990
- completed
- 628K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 856K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 1995
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 44 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Hollow O-1-4948 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Oryx Energy Company | 44 | 628K | 856K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| — O-1-5299 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400058-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Jun 9, 1992 | Jun 9, 1992 | — | 4,790 |
| 369522-99 | Other | Oryx Energy Company | Feb 7, 1990 | Feb 7, 1990 | Feb 14, 1990 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1990 | Panther Hollow O-1-4948 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Oryx Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Mar 4, 1977 | Panther Hollow -D- O-1-5299 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Oryx Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 558 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 5,760 | -5,202 |
| Top Chalk | 6,024 | -5,466 |
| Lower Chalk | 6,221 | -5,663 |
| Base Chalk | 6,454 | -5,896 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,812 | 8,007 | Perforated |
| 6,032 | 6,312 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 355 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| — | 3,100 | 7.875 | 575 S |
| 4.5 | 6,600 | 7.875 | 1,325 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 11, 1992 | Dec 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 27, 1977 | — |
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 42-163-30974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-30974 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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