WELL · 42-227-34870 · DISTRICT 8
Ace in the Hole #1
Howard County · Luther E. (Canyon Reef) field · Vertical
Ace In The Hole #1 (API 42-227-34870) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged January 6, 1998, last operated by Hat Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 10, 1994, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 20.5K barrels of oil and 30.4K mcf of gas since November 1994, last reporting in April 1998.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Slaton, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 22, 2001
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (325) 573-0101
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hat Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc.through Dec 1997 |
| Latest permit | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 10, 1994 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1994
- completed
- 20.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 30.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Apr 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 6, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ace in the Hole O-10-34535 | Luther, E. (Canyon Reef) | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 20.5K | 30.4K | Nov 1994 – Apr 1998 |
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.
- 1Hat Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 1994 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428832-98 | Drill | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jun 22, 1995 | Oct 10, 1994 | — | 8,500 |
| 428832-99 | Drill | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc. | Oct 6, 1994 | Oct 10, 1994 | Oct 29, 1994 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-34535 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,506 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,746 | 7,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 300 | 17.5 | 355 S |
| 8.625 | 2,899 | 11 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 7,934 | 7.875 | 475 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 21, 1995 | Dec 5, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-227-34870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34870 → 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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