WELL · 42-355-31487 · DISTRICT 4
Herring Ella #1
Nueces County · Minnie Bock N. (8000) field · Vertical
Herring Ella #1 (API 42-355-31487) is a well in Nueces County operated by Robison J. H. & Assoc. Ltd., completed March 18, 1980.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 1989, permitted to 8,597 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Catahoula, Sinton, Frio, Bertram.
Its 5 leases have reported 15.8K barrels of oil and 72.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 1996 · 39 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Robison J. H. & Assoc. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Rincon Petroleum Corporationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd.Dec 13, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,597
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1980
- completed
- 15.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1980
- 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring Ella O-4-13495 | Minnie Bock, North (Frio Cons) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 6.83K | 0 | Aug 2008 – Jul 2026 |
| Herring, Ella O-4-12601 | Minnie Bock, N. (Z 22 Blk. D) | Hedrick Production Inc. | 1 | 8.99K | 24 | Aug 1996 – Apr 2009 |
| Herring, Ella G-4-133585 | Minnie Bock, N. (Z 22 Blk. D) | Hedrick Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 72.8K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
| — G-4-98234 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-4-131455 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 297 · prior 12 226(+31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd.Jan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Hedrick Production Inc.Sep 1996 → Feb 2016
- 3Rincon Petroleum CorporationMar 2016 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367466-99 | Recompletion | Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd. | Dec 11, 1989 | Dec 13, 1989 | — | 8,597 |
| 355455-99 | Recompletion | Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd. | Jan 23, 1989 | Jan 23, 1989 | — | 8,597 |
| 154466-99 | Recompletion | Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd. | Mar 24, 1982 | Mar 24, 1982 | — | 8,597 |
| 64749-99 | Recompletion | Robison, J. H. & Assoc. Ltd. | Nov 28, 1979 | Nov 28, 1979 | Feb 18, 1980 | 8,597 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-98234 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-131455 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-133585 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12601 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13495 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 72 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,866 | 5,874 | Perforated |
| 5,888 | 5,893 | Perforated |
| 6,655 | 6,659 | Perforated |
| 7,334 | 7,340 | Perforated |
| 7,938 | 7,948 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,025 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,039 | 13.5 | 530 S |
| 2.375 | 5,855 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,222 | — | — |
| 2 | 7,962 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,496 | 8.75 | 1,250 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 | Oct 31, 2008 | Aug 28, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1996 | Aug 28, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1990 | Feb 21, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1989 | Mar 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 22, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 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 42-355-31487 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-31487 → 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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