WELL · 42-435-31973 · DISTRICT 7
Hicks #6
Sutton County · Miers (Canyon) field · Vertical
Hicks #6 (API 42-435-31973) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged April 27, 2021, last operated by Patno Oil & Gas Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 8, 1977, permitted to 4,550 ft.
It was permitted by Way & Mills and has since transferred to Patno Oil & Gas Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Way & Mills; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Zapata, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (956) 849-5305
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Patno Oil & Gas Company |
| Production reports | Patno Oil & Gas Companythrough May 2016 |
| Latest permit | Way & MillsSep 8, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 1977
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 167K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 27, 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 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-9-73600 | Miers (Canyon) | Patno Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 167K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2021 |
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 → Jan 2014
- 6Great Northern Energy, IncJun 2014 → Feb 2015
- 7Patno Oil & Gas CompanyMar 2015 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7339-99 | Drill | Way & Mills | Sep 8, 1977 | Sep 8, 1977 | — | 4,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-73600 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,234 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 4,249 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Nov 7, 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 42-435-31973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-31973 → 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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