TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · HAMMAN, JOHN "B" LEASE · API 42-215-31377 · DISTRICT 04
Hamman John B #4
Hidalgo County · Monte Christo (Vksbg JJ) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hamman John B #4 (API 42-215-31377) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 11, 1984 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 9, 1983, permitted to 12,050 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Jj Sand.
Its lease has reported 7.41K barrels of oil and 1.05M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheSep 9, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 1984
- completed
- 7.41K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 1984
- Shut in
- May 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamman, John "B" G-4-109802 | Monte Christo (Vksbg JJ) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 7.41K | 1.05M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2016 |
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.
- 1Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2012
- 2Newfield Exploration CompanyMar 2012 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210934-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Nov 9, 1983 | Sep 9, 1983 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 1984 | Hamman John B G-4-109802 | Monte Christo (Vksbg JJ) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2016 | 12,050 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JJ Sand | 11,471 | -11,283 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,471 | 11,607 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,892 | 17.5 | 1,380 S |
| 9.625 | 8,810 | 12.5 | 1,600 S |
| 5 | 12,050 | 6.5 | 550 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 25, 1984 | Mar 27, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1984 | Mar 27, 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 42-215-31377 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31377 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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