WELL · 42-187-31091 · DISTRICT 1
Hoermann Sydney #4
Guadalupe County · LA Vernia field · Vertical
Hoermann Sydney #4 (API 42-187-31091) is a plugged well in Guadalupe County, plugged May 27, 2004, last operated by Hoermann S. E..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 1980, permitted to 850 ft.
It was permitted by Nova Energy Group, Inc. and has since transferred to Hoermann S. E. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 13.3K barrels of oil and 48 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 18 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nova Energy Group, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Seguin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 8, 2024 · 14 permits on file · (830) 379-7722
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hoermann S. E. |
| Production reports | Hoermann, S. E.through Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Nova Energy Group, Inc.Jan 10, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1980
- completed
- 13.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 27, 2004
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 18 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoermann, Sydney O-1-6039 | LA Vernia | Hoermann, S. E. | 18 | 13.3K | 48 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Hoermann, S. E.Jan 1993 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69229-99 | Drill | Nova Energy Group, Inc. | Jan 10, 1980 | Jan 10, 1980 | — | 850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6039 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 730 | 745 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 690 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 800 | 6.75 | 120 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 12, 1984 | Feb 26, 1980 | — |
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 42-187-31091 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-187-31091 → 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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