WELL · 42-163-31796 · DISTRICT 1
Hugo Astro #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Hugo Astro #1 (API 42-163-31796) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged October 2, 1996, last operated by Express Oil And Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 1980, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Dilley Production CO. and has since transferred to Express Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 21.7K barrels of oil and 1.18K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dilley Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
LA Grange, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2018 · 1 permits on file · (979) 968-8684
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Express Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | Express Oil and Gasthrough Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Dilley Production Co.Jul 9, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1980
- completed
- 21.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 1996
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugo Astro O-1-6305 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Express Oil and Gas | 5 | 21.7K | 1.18K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Windsor Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Jab OperatingAug 1993 → Aug 1993
- 3Jab Operating, Inc.Sep 1993 → Dec 1994
- 4Express Oil and GasJun 1996 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 86129-99 | Drill | Dilley Production Co. | Jul 9, 1980 | Jul 9, 1980 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6305 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,240 | 6,510 | Open hole |
| 6,330 | 6,510 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 325 | 13.5 | 300 S |
| 7 | 6,247 | 9.875 | 1,700 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1980 | — |
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 42-163-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31796 → 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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