WELL · 42-429-35182 · DISTRICT 7
Hinson-Hester #1
Stephens County · Welwood-Hill (Mississippian) field · Vertical
Hinson-Hester #1 (API 42-429-35182) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged June 25, 2021, last operated by Hill R.M. Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 2008, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Caddo, Mississipi, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 70.1K barrels of oil and 74.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2021. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 143 permits on file · (940) 550-4445
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hill R.M. Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Sky Resources, Inc.through Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Hill, R.M. Operating Inc.May 22, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 22, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 1990
- completed
- 70.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 74.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 25, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinson-Hester G-8-236274 | Rickels (Conglomerate) | Sky Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 74.6K | Nov 2007 – Jun 2021 |
| Hinson-Hester O-8-25661 | Welwood-Hill (Mississippian) | Hill, R.M. Operating Inc. | 1 | 70.1K | 70 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2008 |
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.
- 1Hill, R.M. Operating Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2013
- 2Sky Resources, Inc.Jan 2014 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 651303-99 | Recompletion | Hill, R.M. Operating Inc. | Dec 12, 2007 | May 22, 2008 | Oct 17, 2007 | 4,180 |
| 367648-99 | Drill | Hill, R. M. | Dec 14, 1989 | Dec 15, 1989 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-236274 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25661 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 1,170 | 12 |
| Palo Pinto | 1,171 | 11 |
| Caddo | 3,354 | -2,172 |
| Caddo | 3,370 | -2,188 |
| Mississipi | 4,322 | -3,140 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 4,322 | -3,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,056 | 4,066 | Perforated |
| 4,370 | 4,380 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 122 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 4.5 | 4,490 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Sep 19, 2008 | Jul 8, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2008 | Jan 7, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1990 | Jan 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-429-35182 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-35182 → 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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