WELL · 42-225-30926 · DISTRICT 6
National Forest #40
Houston County · Laura la Velle S. (1600) field · Injection · Vertical
National Forest #40 (API 42-225-30926) is a well in Houston County operated by HD Operating CO LLC, completed November 16, 2018 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 5, 1996, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Lomak Production Company and has since transferred to HD Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Massive Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 384K barrels of oil and 27 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 2.77K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through December 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lomak Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (972) 977-2462
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 | Lomak Production CompanyJan 5, 1996 |
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
- Jan 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 2018
- completed
- 384K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 21 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 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 936 · prior 12 3,652(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valley Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Lomak Production CompanyApr 1993 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2007
- 4Basa Resources, Inc.Jan 2008 → Mar 2024
- 584 Energy LLCApr 2024 → Oct 2025
- 6HD Operating Co, LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442733-99 | Drill | Lomak Production Company | Dec 12, 1995 | Jan 5, 1996 | Mar 4, 1997 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11686 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,003 | -701 |
| Carrizo | 1,542 | -1,240 |
| Massive Wilcox | 1,603 | -1,301 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,575 | 1,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,692 | 7.875 | 390 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 | Feb 27, 2019 | Nov 20, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1997 | May 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-225-30926 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30926 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 2.77K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 71.8K
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000117162 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,500 | 775 | 1,558–1,582 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 2,770 · prior 12 3,028(-9%)
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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