WELL · 42-359-30280 · DISTRICT 10
Aurora #16
Oldham County · Hryhor (Granite Wash) field · Vertical
Aurora #16 (API 42-359-30280) is a plugged well in Oldham County, plugged January 8, 2018, last operated by Overflow Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 7, 1991, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rio Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Overflow Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tubb, Red Cave, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite.
Its lease has reported 394K barrels of oil and 41.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rio Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Perryton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 47 permits on file · (806) 202-7697
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Overflow Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Overflow Energy, LLCthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Rio Petroleum, Inc.Aug 7, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1992
- completed
- 394K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 8, 2018
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; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora O-14-5048 | Hryhor (Granite Wash) | Overflow Energy, LLC | 14 | 394K | 41.1K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Rio Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2000
- 2Pride Energy CompanyJul 2000 → Apr 2013
- 3Overflow Energy, LLCMay 2013 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390621-98 | Drill | Rio Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 19, 1992 | Aug 7, 1991 | — | 7,500 |
| 390621-99 | Drill | Rio Petroleum, Inc. | Aug 5, 1991 | Aug 7, 1991 | Nov 20, 1991 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-5048 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,561 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tubb | 2,970 | 591 |
| Red Cave | 3,302 | 259 |
| Panhandle Lime | 3,928 | -367 |
| Brown Dolomite | 4,380 | -819 |
| PennsylvanianPENN STATE | 4,904 | -1,343 |
| Granite WashUPPER GRANITE WASH | 7,044 | -3,483 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,123 | 7,126 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,740 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 7,294 | 7.875 | 575 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 | Apr 20, 1992 | Apr 3, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-359-30280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-359-30280 → 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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