WELL · 42-197-30718 · DISTRICT 9
Howard #1
Hardeman County · Brent (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Howard #1 (API 42-197-30718) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged August 22, 2019, last operated by Masada Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 21, 1984, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Medders Oil Company and has since transferred to Masada Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Noble, Palo Pinto.
Its lease has reported 26.8K barrels of oil and 4.35K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Medders Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Quanah, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16 permits on file · (940) 839-8077
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Masada Oil & Gas |
| Production reports | Masada Oil & Gasthrough Dec 2016 |
| Latest permit | Medders Oil CompanyJun 21, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1985
- completed
- 26.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.35K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 22, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard O-13-25207 | Brent (Palo Pinto) | Masada Oil & Gas | 1 | 26.8K | 4.35K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2022 |
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.
- 1Medders Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → Nov 1998
- 3Texoma Oil Tools, Inc.Jan 1999 → Apr 1999
- 4Masada Oil & GasOct 1999 → Dec 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242678-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company | Jan 16, 1985 | Jun 21, 1984 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25207 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,507 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 2,910 | -1,403 |
| Noble | 4,260 | -2,753 |
| Palo Pinto | 5,686 | -4,179 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,698 | 5,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 390 | 15.75 | 100 S |
| 8.625 | 761 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 5,756 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 8, 1985 | Mar 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 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 42-197-30718 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30718 → 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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