TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · LIPS, BARBARA LEASE · API 42-215-30796 · DISTRICT 04
Lips Barbara #1
Hidalgo County · Lips Ranch (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Lips Barbara #1 (API 42-215-30796) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged July 16, 1992, last operated by Shell Western E&P Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 1977, permitted to 16,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 23, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 1977
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lips, Barbara G-4-79897 | Lips Ranch (Vicksburg) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8253-99 | Drill | Hilliard Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 23, 1977 | Sep 23, 1977 | Oct 4, 1977 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1978 | Lips Barbara G-4-79897 | Lips Ranch (Vicksburg) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,163 | 15,267 | Perforated |
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 | — | — |
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 42-215-30796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30796 → 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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