WELL · 42-461-31650 · DISTRICT 7
Hanks #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hanks #2 (API 42-461-31650) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged November 26, 2012, last operated by Rbj & Associates LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1980, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Saxon Oil Company and has since transferred to Rbj & Associates LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 22.5K barrels of oil and 22.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2017. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saxon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 16 permits on file · (432) 296-1043
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | RBJ & Associates LP |
| Production reports | Hillside Oil & Gas LLCthrough Apr 2001 |
| Latest permit | Saxon Oil CompanySep 26, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1981
- completed
- 22.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 26, 2012
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanks O-9-8670 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | RBJ & Associates, LP | 3 | 22.5K | 22.3K | Jan 1993 – Jan 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.
- 1MLC Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Pharaoh Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1997 → Jul 1998
- 3Hillside Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 1998 → Nov 1999
- 4Hillside Oil & Gas LLCJan 2000 → Apr 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93949-99 | Drill | Saxon Oil Company | Sep 26, 1980 | Sep 26, 1980 | Oct 8, 1980 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-8670 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,159 | 8,672 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 766 | 11 | 450 S |
| 2.375 | 7,846 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,870 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Jan 27, 1981 | — |
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 42-461-31650 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31650 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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