TEXAS · WELLS · TAYLOR COUNTY · HUDSON LEASE · API 42-441-32844 · DISTRICT 6E
Hudson #1
Taylor County · Merkel North (Strawn) field · Vertical
Hudson #1 (API 42-441-32844) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged December 9, 1993, last operated by Epoch Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 1984, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Validus, Inc. and has since transferred to Epoch Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Gardner, Caddo, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 212 barrels of oil and 1.14K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1994. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Validus, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Port Aransas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 14, 1996
- Phone
- (512) 749-3475
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Epoch Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Epoch Resources, Inc.through Jun 1993 |
| Latest permit | Validus, Inc.Aug 31, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1984
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1984
- completed
- 212
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 9, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson O-8-21873 | Merkel, North (Strawn) | Epoch Resources, Inc. | 2 | 212 | 1.14K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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.
- 1Epoch Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 250102-99 | Drill | Validus, Inc. | Sep 19, 1984 | Aug 31, 1984 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 13, 1984 | Hudson O-8-21873 | Merkel North (Strawn) | Epoch Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,820 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 4,626 | -2,806 |
| Gardner | 4,796 | -2,976 |
| Caddo | 5,215 | -3,395 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 5,299 | -3,479 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,668 | 4,678 | Perforated |
| 4,680 | 4,686 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 212 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 5,348 | 7.875 | 555 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 4, 1985 | Oct 31, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-441-32844 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-32844 → 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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