WELL · 42-173-31861 · DISTRICT 8
Horn -9- #1
Glasscock County · Dewey Lake S. (Strawn) field · Vertical
Horn -9- #1 (API 42-173-31861) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged June 23, 2022, last operated by Vencer Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 28, 1985, permitted to 10,550 ft.
It was permitted by Mwj Producing Company and has since transferred to Vencer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.28K barrels of oil and 560K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2022. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MWJ Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 4, 2023
- Permits on file
- 174
- Phone
- (325) 370-3948
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vencer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Hunt Oil Companythrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | MWJ Producing CompanyMay 28, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 28, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 1985
- completed
- 6.28K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 560K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 23, 2022
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horn -9- G-10-216554 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Vencer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 242K | Jun 2006 – Jul 2022 |
| Horn -9- O-10-30757 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Northstar Operating Company | 1 | 6.28K | 318K | Jan 1993 – Oct 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.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Limark CorporationFeb 1996 → Dec 2003
- 3Northstar Operating CompanyJan 2004 → Oct 2016
- 4DE Operating LLCNov 2016 → Apr 2017
- 5Parsley Energy Operations, LLCMay 2017 → Sep 2017
- 6Hunt Oil CompanyOct 2017 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 276401-99 | Drill | MWJ Producing Company | May 24, 1985 | May 28, 1985 | — | 10,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-216554 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-30757 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,715 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,975 | 740 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 2,010 | 705 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,010 | 705 |
| Grayburg | 3,198 | -483 |
| San Andres | 3,378 | -663 |
| Glorieta | 4,150 | -1,435 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 4,150 | -1,435 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,360 | -1,645 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,340 | -3,625 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,735 | -5,020 |
| Dean | 7,880 | -5,165 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,396 | -5,681 |
| Strawn | 10,050 | -7,335 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,092 | 10,114 | Perforated |
| 10,126 | 10,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 415 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 3,574 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 8,284 | 8.75 | 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 16, 2006 | Jun 9, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1986 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1986 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1985 | Aug 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-173-31861 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31861 → 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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