WELL · 42-409-32520 · DISTRICT 4
Painter #1
San Patricio County · Hemlock (Lower Frio) field · Vertical
Painter #1 (API 42-409-32520) is a well in San Patricio County operated by Harper Hefte Inc., completed October 21, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 1997, permitted to 6,100 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including 1st Het, 2nd Het, Sinton, Frio.
Its lease has reported 31K barrels of oil since August 1997, last reporting in July 2019.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 16, 2026
- Permits on file
- 87
- Phone
- (361) 242-9149
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Harper Hefte Inc. |
| Production reports | Harper Hefte, Inc.through Jun 2016 |
| Latest permit | Harper Hefte, Inc.Apr 10, 1997 |
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1997
- completed
- 31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1997
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter O-4-12720 | Hemlock (Lower Frio) | Harper Hefte, Inc. | 1 | 31K | 0 | Aug 1997 – Jul 2019 |
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.
- 1Harper Hefte, Inc.Aug 1997 → Jun 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 460646-99 | Drill | Harper Hefte, Inc. | Apr 3, 1997 | Apr 10, 1997 | Jul 20, 1997 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12720 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 114 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST Het | 3,560 | -3,446 |
| 2ND Het | 3,755 | -3,641 |
| Sinton | 4,665 | -4,551 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 5,940 | -5,826 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,943 | 5,948 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 813 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 6,070 | 7.875 | 267 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 | Dec 30, 1997 | Nov 12, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-409-32520 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-32520 → 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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