WELL · 42-321-31419 · DISTRICT 3
Hickl E. L. et AL #2
Matagorda County · Mellon (10500) field · Vertical
Hickl E. L. ET AL #2 (API 42-321-31419) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged October 14, 2019, last operated by Sandel Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Expro Engineering, Inc. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Mellon (10500).
Operator of record
Permitted by Expro Engineering, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Huntsville, TX · P-5 Active, filed Oct 17, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (936) 291-1002
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Expro Engineering, Inc.Feb 13, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 5, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 143K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 5, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 14, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickl, E. L. et AL G-3-114679 | Mellon (10500) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 143K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2019 |
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.
- 1Expro Engineering, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2008
- 2Sandel Operating CompanySep 2010 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443411-99 | Recompletion | Expro Engineering, Inc. | Jan 4, 1996 | Feb 13, 1996 | Jul 2, 1996 | 10,687 |
| 257071-99 | Drill | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 31, 1984 | Nov 7, 1984 | Dec 4, 1984 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-114679 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 54 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mellon (10500) | 10,562 | -10,508 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,560 | 10,570 | Perforated |
| 10,562 | 10,570 | Perforated |
| 10,578 | 10,588 | Perforated |
| 10,578 | 10,594 | Perforated |
| 10,607 | 10,631 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,030 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 10,671 | 8.75 | 400 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 24, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1985 | Jan 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 1985 | Jan 17, 1985 | — |
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 42-321-31419 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31419 → 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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