WELL · 42-391-31977 · DISTRICT 2
Houghton J. F. #13
Refugio County · Bonnie View (5230) field · Vertical
Houghton J. F. #13 (API 42-391-31977) is a plugged well in Refugio County, plugged October 2, 2007, last operated by H-M Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1994, permitted to 6,400 ft.
It was permitted by Bellows, Dewey Oper. CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to H-M Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Fresh Water, Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 8.71K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bellows, Dewey Oper. Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 5, 1992 · 211 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | H-M Oil Company |
| Production reports | Hyquest Energy, Inc.through Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Bellows, Dewey Oper. Co., Ltd.Aug 31, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 1988
- completed
- 8.71K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 2, 2007
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton, J.F. O-2-8063 | Bonnie View (4700) | Hyquest Energy, Inc. | 1 | 8.71K | 21 | Feb 1995 – Feb 2008 |
| Houghton, J.F. G-2-132544 | Bonnie View (Frio 4650) | Bellows, Dewey Oper. Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1995 |
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.
- 1Bellows, Dewey Oper. Co., Ltd.Feb 1995 → Apr 1995
- 2JTB Oil Company, Inc.May 1995 → Sep 1996
- 3Coastal Investments Inc.Oct 1996 → Oct 1998
- 4Hyquest Energy, Inc.May 2000 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427419-99 | Recompletion | Bellows, Dewey Oper. Co., Ltd. | Aug 26, 1994 | Aug 31, 1994 | Feb 9, 1995 | 5,400 |
| 365844-99 | Recompletion | H-M Oil Company | Oct 31, 1989 | Nov 1, 1989 | — | 6,400 |
| 349539-98 | Drill | H-M Oil Company | Sep 22, 1988 | Aug 3, 1988 | — | 6,400 |
| 349539-99 | Drill | H-M Oil Company | Jul 29, 1988 | Aug 3, 1988 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-132544 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8063 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 28 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Water | 1 | 27 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,150 | -1,122 |
| Frio | 4,490 | -4,462 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,673 | 4,676 | Perforated |
| 5,232 | 5,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 629 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 4.5 | 5,397 | 7.875 | 805 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 | Aug 8, 1995 | Jun 12, 1995 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1990 | Oct 23, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 1988 | Sep 20, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 6, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-391-31977 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-391-31977 → 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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