WELL · 42-165-36159 · DISTRICT 8
Hardberger #4
Gaines County · Champmon (Strawn) field · Vertical
Hardberger #4 (API 42-165-36159) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged January 3, 2013, last operated by Grace Petroleum Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 8, 2004, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Encore Operating, L.P. and has since transferred to Grace Petroleum Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Sand Andrews, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 1.66M barrels of oil and 993K mcf of gas since October 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encore Operating, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Llano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (432) 349-1930
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Grace Petroleum Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encore Operating, L.P.Jun 8, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 8, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 15, 2011
- completed
- 1.66M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 993K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 15, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 3, 2013
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardberger O-11-67625 | Champmon (Strawn) | Grace Petroleum Operating, LLC | 4 | 1.66M | 993K | Oct 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,087 · prior 12 4,505(-76%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Home-Stake Royalty Corp., TheOct 1996 → Dec 1997
- 2Home-Stake Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1998 → Jul 2002
- 3Cortez Operating CompanyAug 2002 → Apr 2004
- 4Encore Operating, L.P.May 2004 → Dec 2007
- 5Encore Energy Partners Oper LLCJan 2008 → Mar 2012
- 6Vanguard Permian, LLCApr 2012 → Apr 2015
- 7Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Aug 2019
- 8Grizzly OP of Delaware, LLCSep 2019 → May 2020
- 9Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCJul 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545592-99 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | May 11, 2004 | Jun 8, 2004 | Jun 8, 2004 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67625 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,136 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 8,410 | -5,274 |
| Sand Andrews | 8,410 | -5,274 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,450 | -5,314 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 11,270 | -8,134 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,068 | 11,078 | Perforated |
| 11,078 | 11,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 487 | 11 | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 487 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,040 | 11 | 1,750 S |
| 5.5 | 11,492 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jul 3, 2012 | Jul 3, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Dec 29, 2004 | Sep 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-165-36159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36159 → 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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