WELL · 42-435-31934 · DISTRICT 7
Hicks #5
Sutton County · Miers (Canyon) field · Vertical
Hicks #5 (API 42-435-31934) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged June 29, 2017, last operated by Great Northern Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 1977, permitted to 3,750 ft.
It was permitted by Way & Mills and has since transferred to Great Northern Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Way & Mills; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (214) 883-9048
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Great Northern Energy Inc |
| Production reports | McGuffin, Joe Jr.through Aug 2012 |
| Latest permit | Way & MillsJul 7, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 29, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks G-9-72624 | Miers (Canyon) | Great Northern Energy, Inc | 1 | 0 | 44.6K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2017 |
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.
- 1Way, Ralph L., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Staley Operating Co.May 1994 → Mar 1998
- 3Anderson Energy CorporationApr 1998 → May 2000
- 4Silver Oil & Gas Inc.Jun 2000 → Apr 2005
- 5McGuffin, Joe Jr.May 2005 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2487-99 | Drill | Way & Mills | Jul 7, 1977 | Jul 7, 1977 | Jul 24, 1977 | 3,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-72624 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,050 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 3,722 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 6, 1977 | — |
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 42-435-31934 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-31934 → 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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