WELL · 42-203-30143 · DISTRICT 6
Abney #1
Harrison County · Waskom (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Abney #1 (API 42-203-30143) is a well in Harrison County operated by Hopewell Operating Inc., completed October 26, 1976.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 2, 1995, permitted to 9,530 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Paluxy, Top Of Hill, James Lime, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 27.6K barrels of oil and 583K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Shreveport, LA
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 118
- Phone
- (318) 429-2281
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hopewell Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Brookston Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hopewell Operating, Inc.Jun 2, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,530
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 1976
- completed
- 27.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 583K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 1976
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abney, R.K. O-6-13439 | Waskom | Brookston Energy, Inc. | 1 | 27.6K | 583K | Jun 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Abney G-6-68833 | Waskom (Cotton Valley) | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,693 · prior 12 7,493(-24%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 235 · prior 12 292(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hopewell Operating, Inc.Jun 1995 → Aug 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyOct 2003 → Apr 2007
- 3Winchester Production Co., Ltd.May 2007 → Jun 2008
- 4Exco Production Company, LPJul 2008 → Dec 2009
- 5Exco Operating Company, LPJan 2010 → Jan 2013
- 6Exco/Hgi JV Assets, LLCFeb 2013 → Jun 2014
- 7Compass Energy Operating, LLCJul 2014 → Nov 2015
- 8Indigo Resources LLCDec 2015 → Oct 2018
- 9Brookston Energy, Inc.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436484-98 | Recompletion | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | Jun 8, 1995 | Jun 2, 1995 | Jun 5, 1995 | 9,530 |
| 436484-99 | Recompletion | Hopewell Operating, Inc. | Jun 2, 1995 | Jun 2, 1995 | — | 9,530 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-68833 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13439 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PaluxyTOP OF PALUXY | 2,620 | -2,327 |
| Top of Hill | 4,905 | -4,612 |
| James LimeTOP OF JAMES | 5,275 | -4,982 |
| Travis PeakTOP OF TRAVIS PEAK | 5,885 | -5,592 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP OF COTTON VALLEY | 7,895 | -7,602 |
| CV "B" Lime | 7,996 | -7,703 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,902 | 5,920 | Perforated |
| 5,936 | 5,942 | Perforated |
| 6,067 | 6,072 | Perforated |
| 6,082 | 6,096 | Perforated |
| 9,510 | 9,268 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,503 | 11 | 830 S |
| 2.875 | 9,123 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,715 | 7.875 | 920 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 11, 1995 | Jun 12, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 8, 1976 | — |
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 42-203-30143 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-30143 → 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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