WELL · 42-249-32430 · DISTRICT 4
Hoffman G. U. #15
Jim Wells County · Ben Bolt (5950) field · Directional
Hoffman G. U. #15 (API 42-249-32430) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged November 4, 2025, last operated by C.B. Production.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 15, 2003, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Hunter Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to C.B. Production on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 1.71K barrels of oil since February 2005, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hunter Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Ben Bolt, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 2, 2020
- Phone
- (361) 668-6541
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C.B. Production |
| Production reports | C.B. Productionthrough Jul 2021 |
| Latest permit | Ocean Energy, Inc.Jan 15, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 2003
- completed
- 1.71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 4, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman G. U. O-4-13321 | Ben Bolt (5950) | C.B. Production | 1 | 1.71K | 0 | Feb 2005 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Hunter Petroleum Inc.Feb 2005 → May 2014
- 2C.B. ProductionJun 2014 → Jul 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527307-98 | Drill | Hunter Petroleum Inc. | Aug 2, 2005 | Jan 15, 2003 | Feb 6, 2003 | 8,900 |
| 527307-99 | Drill | Ocean Energy, Inc. | Jan 15, 2003 | Jan 15, 2003 | Feb 6, 2003 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 230 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,036 | 6,045 | Perforated |
| 6,039 | 6,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,000 | 14.75 | 675 S |
| 7.625 | 5,839 | 9.875 | 625 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 | Jan 25, 2006 | Aug 8, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-249-32430 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32430 → 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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