WELL · 42-373-30403 · DISTRICT 3
Pratt H.J. Dr. #17
Polk County · Livingston (Wilcox) field · Vertical
Pratt H.J. DR. #17 (API 42-373-30403) is a well in Polk County operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Lafayette, completed November 1, 1978.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1978 and 1988, permitted to 7,250 ft.
It was permitted by KP Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Lafayette on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yegua, Cockfield, Dy 2, Ey 2.
Its lease has reported 159K barrels of oil and 88.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette
Permitted by KP Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 29, 1997 · 237 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette |
| Production reports | 84 Energy LLCthrough Jun 2024 |
| Latest permit | KP Exploration, Inc.Mar 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,250
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1978
- completed
- 159K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1978
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pratt, H. J., Dr. O-3-2761 | Livingston | HD Operating Co, LLC | 8 | 159K | 88.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 33(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1KP Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Umc Petroleum CorporationJul 1993 → Jul 1998
- 3Ocean Energy, Inc.Aug 1998 → Dec 1998
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 1999 → Apr 2001
- 5Clover Production CompanyMay 2001 → Mar 2010
- 6Wapiti Operating, LLCApr 2010 → Feb 2013
- 7Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Mar 2013 → May 2016
- 8BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → May 2021
- 984 Energy LLCJun 2024 → Jun 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 342690-99 | Recompletion | KP Exploration, Inc. | Feb 16, 1988 | Mar 16, 1988 | — | 7,250 |
| 284761-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Sep 11, 1985 | Sep 12, 1985 | — | 7,250 |
| 88103-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Jul 25, 1980 | Jul 25, 1980 | — | 7,250 |
| 23902-99 | Drill | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | May 10, 1978 | May 10, 1978 | — | 7,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-2761 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,187 | 4,191 | Perforated |
| 4,284 | 4,346 | Perforated |
| 4,320 | 4,320 | Perforated |
| 4,320 | 4,324 | Perforated |
| 7,006 | 7,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,325 | 14.75 | 965 S |
| 2.875 | 4,306 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,666 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,250 | 9.875 | 1,560 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 18, 1988 | Mar 16, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1985 | Sep 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1984 | Apr 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 18, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 22, 1979 | — |
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 42-373-30403 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30403 → 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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