WELL · 42-401-32231 · DISTRICT 6
Hale Heirs #1
Rusk County · Danville (Young) field · Vertical
Hale Heirs #1 (API 42-401-32231) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged June 10, 2004, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1995, permitted to 9,450 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Of Massive, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.47K barrels of oil and 109K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 1992
- Permits on file
- 655
- Phone
- (903) 561-3360
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Arena Resources, L. L. C.through Jun 2000 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 12, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,450
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1989
- completed
- 1.47K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 109K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 10, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale Heirs O-6-13413 | Danville (Travis Peak) | Arena Resources, L. L. C. | 1 | 1.47K | 21K | Mar 1995 – Mar 2008 |
| Hale Heirs G-6-132451 | Danville (Young) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 87.7K | 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.
- 1Geo-Vest of Texas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerSep 1994 → Nov 1998
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1999 → Jun 1999
- 4Arena Resources, L. L. C.Jan 2000 → Jun 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434817-98 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 26, 1995 | Apr 12, 1995 | Mar 2, 1995 | 8,900 |
| 434817-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 12, 1995 | Apr 12, 1995 | — | 8,900 |
| 353717-99 | Drill | Geo-Vest of Texas, Inc. | Nov 29, 1988 | Dec 6, 1988 | — | 9,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-132451 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Base of Massive | 6,600 |
| Rodessa | 6,670 |
| Pettit | 7,310 |
| Travis Peak | 7,510 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,908 | 6,935 | Perforated |
| 7,524 | 8,684 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,025 | 11 | — |
| 4.5 | 8,900 | 7.875 | 800 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 | Jul 11, 1995 | Apr 28, 1995 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1989 | Nov 6, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-401-32231 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32231 → 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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