WELL · 42-297-32074 · DISTRICT 2
Houdmann #1B
Live Oak County · Houdman (Wilcox 8200) field · Vertical
Houdmann #1B (API 42-297-32074) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged September 15, 1997, last operated by Hunter & Hedrick Production Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1984, permitted to 15,900 ft.
It was permitted by D & G Gas & Oil Company and has since transferred to Hunter & Hedrick Production Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 927 barrels of oil and 56.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 1997.
Operator of record
Hunter & Hedrick Production Inc
Permitted by D & G Gas & Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 7, 1995 · 14 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunter & Hedrick Production Inc |
| Production reports | Aspen Energy, Inc.through Aug 1997 |
| Latest permit | D & G Gas & Oil CompanyApr 26, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 25, 1984
- completed
- 927
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 25, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 15, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houdmann O-2-7300 | Houdman (Wilcox 8200) | Aspen Energy, Inc. | 1 | 927 | 56.3K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1997 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Aspen Energy, Inc.Apr 1993 → Aug 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236888-99 | Recompletion | D & G Gas & Oil Company | Apr 23, 1984 | Apr 26, 1984 | — | 8,500 |
| 55751-99 | Drill | Forney, Bill, Inc. | Aug 16, 1979 | Aug 16, 1979 | Aug 12, 1979 | 15,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-7300 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 348 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 8,200 | -7,852 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,114 | 8,120 | Perforated |
| 8,220 | 8,226 | Perforated |
| 11,912 | 11,932 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,550 | 22 | 1,200 S |
| 10.75 | 8,243 | 14.75 | 1,808 S |
| 10.75 | 8,245 | 14.75 | 955 sx |
| 2.375 | 11,862 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 12,585 | 9.875 | 590 sx |
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 | Jun 8, 1990 | May 3, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1987 | Jul 10, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1984 | May 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1984 | May 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1980 | — |
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 42-297-32074 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32074 → 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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