WELL · 42-321-31754 · DISTRICT 3
Herman A. S. #1
Matagorda County · Blessing NE. (F-26) field · Vertical
Herman A. S. #1 (API 42-321-31754) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Howard Exploration Inc., completed January 27, 1999.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2016, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Grant - Disposal, Willis - Disposal, Miocene (undifferentiated), Caprock.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.07K barrels of oil and 1.89M mcf of gas since April 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 113 permits on file · (281) 477-9200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howard Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Langston Oil, LLCthrough Oct 2021 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.Dec 6, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 1999
- completed
- 1.07K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.S. Herman O-3-27272 | Blessing (F-11) | Langston Oil, LLC | 1 | 1.07K | 0 | Apr 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| A. S. Herman G-3-279984 | Blessing (F-16) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 189K | May 2015 – Apr 2017 |
| Herman, A. S. G-3-168802 | Blessing, NE. (F-26) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.7M | Apr 1998 – Jul 2016 |
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.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.May 1998 → May 2014
- 2Howard Exploration, Inc.May 2015 → Mar 2018
- 3Resource Expl & Prod, Inc.Apr 2018 → Jul 2019
- 4Langston Oil, LLCOct 2019 → Oct 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820688-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Nov 28, 2016 | Dec 6, 2016 | — | 8,100 |
| 805292-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Apr 6, 2015 | Apr 10, 2015 | Apr 29, 2015 | 8,400 |
| 473406-98 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Jun 23, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | Mar 9, 1998 | 9,511 |
| 473406-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Feb 17, 1998 | Feb 17, 1998 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168802 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-279984 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-27272 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 53 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grant - Disposal | 1,750 | -1,697 |
| Willis - Disposal | 1,850 | -1,797 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,930 | -1,877 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 1,930 | -1,877 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | 2,100 | -2,047 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,200 | -4,147 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,250 | -5,197 |
| Anahuac | 5,750 | -5,697 |
| FrioFRIO, LOWER | 7,090 | -7,037 |
| U. Frio | 7,090 | -7,037 |
| Nodosaria | 8,960 | -8,907 |
| M. Frio | 9,030 | -8,977 |
| Tex Miss | 9,940 | -9,887 |
| Tex Miss | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,728 | 7,731 | Perforated |
| 8,107 | 8,111 | Perforated |
| 8,404 | 8,406 | Perforated |
| 9,270 | 9,284 | Perforated |
| 9,354 | 9,362 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,532 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 9,511 | 8.75 | 920 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 | Feb 8, 2018 | May 23, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2016 | Nov 12, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 2016 | Jun 8, 2015 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 1999 | Apr 7, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1998 | Jun 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-321-31754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31754 → 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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