WELL · 42-391-31708 · DISTRICT 2
Hynes #8
Refugio County · Papalote E. (5400) field · Vertical
Hynes #8 (API 42-391-31708) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged October 16, 2024, last operated by Magnum Producing LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 17, 1984, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Goldking Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Magnum Producing LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Sinton, U. Chamberlain, U. Chamberlin, L. Chamberlain.
Its 2 leases have reported 83.2K barrels of oil and 43.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Goldking Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 312
- Phone
- (361) 882-3858
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnum Producing LP |
| Production reports | Magnum Producing, LPthrough Jul 2006 |
| Latest permit | Goldking Prod. Co.Feb 17, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 11, 1984
- completed
- 83.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 16, 2024
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hynes O-2-6739 | Papalote, E. (6000) | Magnum Producing, LP | 3 | 83.2K | 43.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Hynes G-2-112065 | Papalote, E. (5400) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2024 |
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.
- 1Denovo Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Goldking Prod. Co.Aug 1994 → Feb 1995
- 3Magnum Producing & Operating Co.Mar 1995 → Jan 2004
- 4Magnum Producing, LPFeb 2004 → Jul 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 229752-99 | Drill | Goldking Prod. Co. | Jun 18, 1984 | Feb 17, 1984 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-112065 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6739 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 75 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sinton | 4,700 | -4,625 |
| U. Chamberlain | 5,900 | -5,825 |
| U. Chamberlin | 5,900 | -5,825 |
| L. Chamberlain | 5,980 | -5,905 |
| L. Chamberlin | 5,980 | -5,905 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,438 | 5,441 | Perforated |
| 5,956 | 5,962 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,277 | 11 | 297 sx |
| 5.5 | 6,394 | 7.875 | 400 sx |
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 21, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1984 | Aug 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — |
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 42-391-31708 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-31708 → 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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