WELL · 42-227-35140 · DISTRICT 8
Pop-A-Top #1
Howard County · Luther SE. (Penn Canyon) field · Vertical
Pop-A-Top #1 (API 42-227-35140) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 7, 2013, last operated by Midland Oil And Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1997, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hat Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Midland Oil And Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Canyon.
Its lease has reported 37K barrels of oil and 56.2K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in September 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hat Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 229 permits on file · (432) 661-1580
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Midland Oil and Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.through Sep 2012 |
| Latest permit | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 10, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 1997
- completed
- 37K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Sep 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 7, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pop-A-Top O-10-35278 | Luther, SE. (Penn Canyon) | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | 1 | 37K | 56.2K | Mar 1997 – Sep 2014 |
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.Mar 1997 → Feb 2002
- 2Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.Mar 2002 → Dec 2002
- 3WTG ExplorationJan 2003 → Feb 2006
- 4Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Mar 2006 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458215-99 | Drill | Hat Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 5, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35278 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,724 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 7,960 | -5,236 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,960 | 7,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 358 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 3,175 | 11 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 8,206 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Apr 18, 1997 | Mar 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 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 42-227-35140 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35140 → 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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