WELL · 42-225-30681 · DISTRICT 6
National Forest (19739) B #18
Houston County · Laura la Velle S. (1600) field · Vertical
National Forest (19739) B #18 (API 42-225-30681) is a plugged well in Houston County, plugged November 8, 1995, last operated by HD Operating CO LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 4, 1986, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by P.A.M. Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to HD Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 393K barrels of oil and 52 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 24 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by P.A.M. Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 2025
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HD Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | HD Operating Co, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | P.A.M. Petroleum, Inc.Jun 4, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 1986
- completed
- 393K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 1995
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 24 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Forest O-6-11686 | Laura la Velle, S. (1600) | HD Operating Co, LLC | 21 | 384K | 27 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| National Forest (19739) "B" O-6-13136 | Laura la Velle, S. (1600) | HD Operating Co, LLC | 3 | 8.7K | 25 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 936 · prior 12 4,025(-77%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hounshell EnergyJan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Valley Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 3Lomak Production CompanyApr 1993 → Aug 1998
- 4Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2007
- 5Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2008 → Mar 2024
- 684 Energy LLCApr 2024 → Oct 2025
- 7HD Operating Co, LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 302886-99 | Drill | P.A.M. Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 4, 1986 | Jun 4, 1986 | — | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11686 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13136 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 349 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,250 | -901 |
| Carrizo | 1,500 | -1,151 |
| Wilcox | 1,678 | -1,329 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,678 | 1,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,745 | 6.75 | 290 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 | Mar 17, 1993 | Sep 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1986 | Sep 24, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-225-30681 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30681 → 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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