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WELL · 42-199-00160 · DISTRICT 3

J.A. Vickers #6

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Hardin County  · Directional · Sidetrack

J.A. Vickers #6 (API 42-199-00160) is a permitted well in Hardin County filed by Howard Exploration, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits between 1995 and 2016, permitted to 7,800 ft.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Caprock, Frio, Miocene (undifferentiated), Oligocene - Disposal.

Its 6 leases have reported 144K barrels of oil and 562K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Howard Exploration, Inc.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 113 permits on file · (281) 477-9200

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsNeches Transport Inc.through Mar 2026
Latest permitHoward Exploration, Inc.Mar 3, 2016
7,800
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Mar 3, 2016
last permit issued
—
completed
144K
cumulative oil, bbl
562K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
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 6 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
J.A. Vickers O-3-27067Silsbee, North (Yegua 2)Neches Transport Inc.131.8K31.6KMar 2016 – Jul 2026
J.A. Vickers G-3-279075Dry Creek (6800)Howard Exploration, Inc.1029.8KNov 2014 – Aug 2016
J.A. Vickers G-3-271048Dry Creek (6860)Howard Exploration, Inc.10204KAug 2012 – Apr 2016
J. A. Vickers Fee O-3-24519Dry Creek (Yegua 7-A)Howard Exploration, Inc.1105K215KFeb 2004 – Mar 2014
Vickers, J. A. Fee G-3-156472Dry Creek (6640)Howard Exploration, Inc.1070KOct 1995 – Aug 2004
Vickers, J. A., Fee O-3-6503Dry Creek (Yegua 2-A)Merit Energy Company26.45K10.8KJan 1993 – Jan 2000

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 26 · prior 12 0

050100150202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Murphy Oil USA, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
  2. 2Murphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1993 → Aug 1996
  3. 3Howard Exploration, Inc.Mar 2004 → Nov 2023
  4. 4Neches Transport Inc.Jul 2025 → Mar 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
814157-99RecompletionHoward Exploration, Inc.Mar 2, 2016Mar 3, 2016Mar 29, 20167,000
798526-99RecompletionHoward Exploration, Inc.Oct 16, 2014Oct 28, 2014Nov 3, 20147,000
745286-99RecompletionHoward Exploration, Inc.Jul 25, 2012Aug 16, 2012Aug 17, 20127,300
692178-99RecompletionHoward Exploration, Inc.Mar 3, 2010Mar 10, 2010Oct 11, 19957,800
536828-99Drill · sidetrackHoward Exploration, Inc.Sep 25, 2003Sep 25, 2003Sep 27, 20037,800
441630-99RecompletionMurphy Exploration & Prod. Co.Nov 7, 1995Nov 10, 1995Sep 25, 19957,080

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-156472————
—— G-3-271048————
—— G-3-279075————
—— O-3-6503————
—— O-3-24519————
—— O-3-27067————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 119 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL980-861
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL1,470-1,351
CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL1,600-1,481
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL2,300-2,181
Oligocene - Disposal2,450-2,331
Oligocene - Disposal2,550-2,431
JacksonJACKSON - DISPOSAL2,560-2,441
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL2,800-2,681
VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL3,400-3,281
Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal3,510-3,391
VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL3,580-3,461
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL3,900-3,781
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL6,000-5,881
YeguaYEGUA 4-B6,439-6,320
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL6,513-6,394
YeguaYEGUA 16,515-6,396
YeguaYEGUA 16,516-6,397
YeguaYEGUA 2-A6,702-6,583
YeguaYEGUA 4-B6,939-6,820
YeguaYEGUA 7-A7,319-7,200

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,6096,613Perforated
6,6326,635Perforated
6,6576,660Perforated
6,6656,667Perforated
6,8276,830Perforated
6,9066,909Perforated
6,9876,989Perforated
7,3757,377Perforated
—6,686Perforated
—6,940Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,50316760 S
4.57,7156.5270 S
7.6259,5709.875600 S
7.6259,5899.875600 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 22, 2021Oct 6, 2021—
00Apr 26, 2021Apr 15, 2021—
00Aug 9, 2016May 3, 2016—
00Mar 29, 2016Mar 6, 2014—
00Feb 5, 2016Dec 8, 2014—
00Jan 13, 2014Sep 25, 2012—
00May 6, 2004Mar 10, 2004Yes
00Apr 16, 2004——
00Jan 29, 1996Nov 20, 1995Yes
00Jan 5, 1996——
00Jan 12, 1984——

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.

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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