WELL · 42-165-31961 · DISTRICT 8
Herndon #1
Gaines County · Hanford (San Andres) field · Vertical
Herndon #1 (API 42-165-31961) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged July 15, 2016, last operated by Lynx Operating CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1980, permitted to 5,650 ft.
It was permitted by Grand Banks Energy Company and has since transferred to Lynx Operating CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 154K barrels of oil and 53.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Grand Banks Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (214) 969-5555
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lynx Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Grand Banks Energy CompanyDec 31, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1981
- completed
- 154K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 15, 2016
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herndon O-11-63307 | Hanford (San Andres) | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | 2 | 154K | 53.5K | 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.
- 1Grand Banks Energy CompanyJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Lomak Production CompanyJun 1994 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → May 1999
- 4Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jun 1999 → Feb 2000
- 5Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Mar 2000 → Dec 2001
- 6Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jan 2002 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105020-99 | Drill | Grand Banks Energy Company | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | Mar 9, 1981 | 5,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63307 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,401 | 5,503 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,265 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 2.375 | 5,371 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,605 | 7.875 | 850 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 | May 25, 1981 | — |
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 42-165-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31961 → 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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