WELL · 42-423-31401 · DISTRICT 6
Hopper Clarence Estate #1
Smith County · Hopper (Rodessa) field · Injection · Directional
Hopper Clarence Estate #1 (API 42-423-31401) is a well in Smith County operated by Maximus Operating Ltd., completed May 21, 2020 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 1993, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Thor Operating Company and has since transferred to Maximus Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Top Salt, Base Salt, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thor Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 107 permits on file · (903) 753-0941
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Maximus Operating Ltd. |
| Production reports | Fortune Resources LLCthrough Nov 2018 |
| Latest permit | Thor Operating CompanyApr 16, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 21, 2020
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper, Clarence Estate G-6-146922 | Hopper (Rodessa) | Maximus Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 2.2M | Jul 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Thor Operating CompanyJul 1993 → Dec 1995
- 2Zapata-Fender, L. L. C.Jan 1996 → Apr 2001
- 3Fender Expl & Prod Co., L.L.C.May 2001 → Sep 2004
- 4Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Oct 2004 → Sep 2014
- 5Fortune Resources LLCOct 2014 → Nov 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 410814-99 | Drill | Thor Operating Company | Apr 16, 1993 | Apr 16, 1993 | Apr 17, 1993 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-146922 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 422 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Salt | 710 | -288 |
| Base Salt | 9,826 | -9,404 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)TOP OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 10,790 | -10,368 |
| Rodessa | 10,994 | -10,572 |
| Rodessa | 11,121 | -10,699 |
| Pettit | 11,807 | -11,385 |
| Pettit | 11,934 | -11,512 |
| Travis Peak | 12,019 | -11,597 |
| Travis Peak | 12,146 | -11,724 |
| Cotton Valley | — | — |
| Nacatoch | — | — |
| Paluxy | — | — |
| PettitPETTET | — | — |
| Rodessa | — | — |
| Travis Peak | — | — |
| Woodbine | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,264 | 11,391 | Perforated |
| 11,264 | 11,401 | Perforated |
| 11,274 | 11,401 | Perforated |
| 11,391 | 11,401 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 740 | 17.5 | 365 S |
| 5.5 | 12,315 | 8.5 | 100 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 | Oct 21, 2024 | May 14, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2020 | Jun 25, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 1993 | Sep 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | Yes |
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 42-423-31401 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31401 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 89.3K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 292K
- bbl, all reported
- Nov 2024
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000121759 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Feb 18, 2025 | 2,500 | 3,000 | 10,994–12,123 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 89,342 · prior 12 84,167(+6%)
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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