WELL · 42-245-31711 · DISTRICT 3
Hall John W. #7
Jefferson County · Beaumont West (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Hall John W. #7 (API 42-245-31711) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged February 2, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 29, 1983, permitted to 6,450 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Discorbis, Heterostegina, Heterosteonia, Marginulina.
Its 3 leases have reported 62K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2017. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; 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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jul 2007 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanySep 29, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 2011
- completed
- 62K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 2, 2017
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall, John W. O-3-24502 | Beaumont, West (Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 8.34K | 9.5K | Feb 2004 – Nov 2017 |
| Hall, John W. G-3-262580 | Beaumont, West (Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 2011 – Feb 2017 |
| Hall, John W. O-3-299 | Beaumont, West | Hilcorp Energy Company | 2 | 53.6K | 91.3K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2004 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2000 → Jul 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 219150-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Aug 4, 1983 | Sep 29, 1983 | — | 6,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-262580 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-299 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24502 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 30 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Discorbis | 5,305 | -5,275 |
| Heterostegina | 5,552 | -5,522 |
| Heterosteonia | 5,552 | -5,522 |
| Marginulina | 5,827 | -5,797 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,760 | 3,770 | Perforated |
| 5,099 | 5,106 | Perforated |
| 5,953 | 5,957 | Perforated |
| 5,981 | 5,983 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 989 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 6,060 | 8.75 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 13, 2012 | Feb 10, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 2010 | Jun 21, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2005 | Nov 15, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2004 | Dec 14, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1984 | Dec 14, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1984 | Dec 14, 1983 | — |
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 42-245-31711 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-31711 → 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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