WELL · 42-185-30617 · DISTRICT 3
Que Pasa D #4H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Que Pasa D #4H (API 42-185-30617) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged September 30, 2021, last operated by Southwest Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1997, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nuevo Energy Company and has since transferred to Southwest Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Cap, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nuevo Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (979) 203-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Nuevo Energy CompanyApr 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.03M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Oct 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 30, 2021
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Que Pasa "D" G-3-164025 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Southwest Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 8.03M | Jul 1997 – Oct 2021 |
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.
- 1Nuevo Energy CompanyJul 1997 → Jun 2002
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Aug 2020
- 3Chalker Energy Management,llcFeb 2004 → Mar 2006
- 4Forest Oil CorporationApr 2006 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461531-99 | Drill | Nuevo Energy Company | Apr 23, 1997 | Apr 23, 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-164025 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 210 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Cap | 11,930 | -11,720 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,579 | -12,369 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,762 | 15,820 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 59 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,090 | 13.5 | 1,040 S |
| 7.625 | 12,517 | 9.875 | 616 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 | Sep 15, 1997 | Jul 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-185-30617 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30617 → 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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