TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · H & J SECTION 217 LEASE · API 42-165-31417 · DISTRICT 7B
H & J Section 217 #16
Gaines County · Seminole (Yates) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
H & J Section 217 #16 (API 42-165-31417) is a well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 26, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 1978, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Oil CorporationJun 14, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 26, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 509K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 26, 1978
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2019
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| H & J Section 217 G-11-78230 | Seminole (Yates) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 509K | 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.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Nov 1995 → Dec 2011
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2012 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26450-99 | Drill | Mobil Oil Corporation | Jun 14, 1978 | Jun 14, 1978 | Jul 13, 1978 | 3,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 26, 1978 | H & J Section 217 G-11-78230 | Seminole (Yates) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2019 | 3,400 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 400 | 12.25 | 3,500 S |
| 5.5 | 3,400 | 7.875 | 1,600 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 28, 1978 | — |
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 42-165-31417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31417 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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