WELL · 42-165-38331 · DISTRICT 8
Higg Ranch 456 #16
Gaines County · Wasson field · Vertical
Higg Ranch 456 #16 (API 42-165-38331) is a well in Gaines County operated by Gungoll Carl E. Exploration LLC, completed August 31, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 2015, permitted to 5,400 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.46M barrels of oil and 701K mcf of gas since July 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 35 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Gungoll Carl E. Exploration LLC
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 106 permits on file · (405) 949-8816
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gungoll Carl E. Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCJul 31, 2015 |
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 2015
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 2015
- completed
- 1.46M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 701K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 35 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higg Ranch (San Andres) Unit O-11-71159 | Wasson | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | 19 | 301K | 165K | Aug 2021 – Jul 2026 |
| Higg Ranch 456 O-11-69734 | Wasson | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | 16 | 1.16M | 536K | Jul 2011 – Nov 2021 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 70,604 · prior 12 66,615(+6%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,415 · prior 12 33,908(-90%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLCAug 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808741-99 | Drill | Gungoll, Carl E. Exploration LLC | Jul 23, 2015 | Jul 31, 2015 | Aug 25, 2015 | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69734 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-71159 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,583 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES P-1 | 4,867 | -1,284 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES P-3 | 4,990 | -1,407 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,957 | 5,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,066 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 5,401 | 7.875 | 650 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 | Oct 11, 2021 | Sep 21, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 16, 2018 | Sep 21, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-165-38331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-38331 → 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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