WELL · 42-423-31492 · DISTRICT 6
Hopper Bradie O. #1
Smith County · Loretta Rose (Paluxy) field · Vertical
Hopper Bradie O. #1 (API 42-423-31492) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged August 26, 2020, last operated by Maximus Operating Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 29, 1997, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Maximus Operating Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Salt, B/Salt, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 618K barrels of oil since November 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; 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 | Maximus Operating, Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Jul 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1997
- completed
- 618K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 26, 2020
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopper, Bradie O. O-6-13727 | Loretta Rose (Paluxy) | Maximus Operating, Ltd. | 2 | 618K | 0 | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 34,653 · prior 12 36,162(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Nov 1997 → Sep 2014
- 2Fortune Resources LLCOct 2014 → Nov 2018
- 3Maximus Operating, Ltd.Dec 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465608-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Jul 29, 1997 | Jul 29, 1997 | Aug 26, 1997 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13727 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salt | 2,341 | -1,900 |
| B/Salt | 8,165 | -7,724 |
| Paluxy | 8,752 | -8,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,812 | 8,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,336 | 12.25 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 8,971 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Feb 2, 1998 | Dec 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 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 42-423-31492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31492 → 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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