WELL · 42-183-30985 · DISTRICT 6
Hamby Heirs GU 2 #1
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley W) field · Vertical
Hamby Heirs GU 2 #1 (API 42-183-30985) is a well in Gregg County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed January 14, 1993.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1992 and 2003, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hunt Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Bossier.
Its 3 leases have reported 18K barrels of oil and 883K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by Hunt Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hunt Petroleum CorporationJun 13, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 1993
- completed
- 18K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 883K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 1993
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamby Heirs 2-A G-6-198263 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 349K | Jun 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Hamby Heirs 2 O-6-13556 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 18K | 295K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Hamby Heirs GU 2 G-6-144009 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 240K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,028 · prior 12 10,055(-90%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Jun 2001
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationMay 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Mar 2023
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCApr 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533120-99 | Recompletion | Hunt Petroleum Corporation | Jun 13, 2003 | Jun 13, 2003 | Jun 20, 2003 | 10,887 |
| 446835-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 10, 1996 | Apr 10, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | 10,930 |
| 405495-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 30, 1992 | Oct 30, 1992 | Nov 14, 1992 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-144009 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-198263 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13556 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 341 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 7,615 | -7,274 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,720 | -10,379 |
| Bossier | 10,805 | -10,464 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,626 | 7,628 | Perforated |
| 7,643 | 7,647 | Perforated |
| 7,666 | 7,667 | Perforated |
| 10,708 | 10,722 | Perforated |
| 10,727 | 10,737 | Perforated |
| 10,727 | 10,788 | Perforated |
| 10,743 | 10,753 | Perforated |
| 10,755 | 10,764 | Perforated |
| 10,770 | 10,788 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,534 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 4.5 | 10,930 | 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 30, 2004 | Nov 10, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1997 | Apr 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-183-30985 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30985 → 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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