WELL · 42-163-33015 · DISTRICT 1
Harper Ranch #1H
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Harper Ranch #1H (API 42-163-33015) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged May 18, 2006, last operated by Vermillion Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 22, 1991, permitted to 9,535 ft.
It was permitted by Altair Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Vermillion Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 20.2K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2007.
Operator of record
Permitted by Altair Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pearsall, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (830) 334-4501
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vermillion Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Buffco Production Inc.through Mar 2005 |
| Latest permit | Altair Energy Corp.Feb 22, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,535
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 1991
- completed
- 20.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 18, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harper Ranch O-1-13004 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vermillion Production, Inc. | 1 | 20.2K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Altair Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Smal Energy CorpOct 1993 → Jul 1995
- 3Little & Whyte Operating, Inc.Aug 1995 → Aug 1999
- 4Buffco Production Inc.Sep 1999 → Mar 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385010-98 | Drill | Altair Energy Corp. | Apr 5, 1991 | Feb 22, 1991 | — | 9,535 |
| 385010-99 | Drill | Altair Energy Corp. | Feb 22, 1991 | Feb 22, 1991 | Feb 26, 1991 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13004 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 552 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,665 | -6,113 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,665 | 9,535 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 710 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 6,401 | 7.875 | 270 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 | May 14, 1991 | Apr 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 30, 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 42-163-33015 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33015 → 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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