WELL · 42-199-31831 · DISTRICT 3
Hopkins #44
Hardin County · Saratoga field · Vertical
Hopkins #44 (API 42-199-31831) is a plugged well in Hardin County, plugged December 4, 2023, last operated by Saratoga Production Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1982, permitted to 1,200 ft.
It was permitted by Stone, M. L. and has since transferred to Saratoga Production Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 100K barrels of oil and 191 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
Saratoga Production Company LLC
Permitted by Stone, M. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sourlake, TX · P-5 Active, filed Mar 18, 2026 · 71 permits on file · (409) 287-1277
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Saratoga Production Company LLC |
| Production reports | Saratoga Production Company LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Stone, M. L.Dec 31, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1982
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1983
- completed
- 100K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 191
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopkins O-3-3632 | Saratoga | Saratoga Production Company LLC | 18 | 100K | 191 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 830 · prior 12 699(+19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Natural Reserves Group, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Stone, M. L.May 1993 → Jun 1996
- 3Storey, R.E.Jul 1996 → Jul 2009
- 4Saratoga Production Company LLCAug 2009 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 182265-99 | Drill | Stone, M. L. | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 | — | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-3632 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,010 | 1,018 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 985 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,137 | 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 | Mar 11, 1983 | — |
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 42-199-31831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-199-31831 → 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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