WELL · 42-477-30808 · DISTRICT 3
Hutchings Estate #1H
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Hutchings Estate #1H (API 42-477-30808) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed February 16, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 14, 1995, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Seneca Resources Corp. and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Seneca Resources Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 396 permits on file · (800) 770-1082
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Seneca Resources Corp.Dec 14, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchings Estate G-3-157899 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.89M | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 107 · prior 12 275(-61%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seneca Resources CorporationFeb 1996 → Mar 2000
- 2Crawford Energy Operating CoApr 2000 → Aug 2008
- 3Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Sep 2008 → Apr 2018
- 4Verdun Oil & Gas LLCMay 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442856-98 | Drill | Seneca Resources Corp. | Mar 7, 1996 | Dec 14, 1995 | — | 12,777 |
| 442856-99 | Drill | Seneca Resources Corp. | Dec 14, 1995 | Dec 14, 1995 | Dec 20, 1995 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-157899 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 11,252 | -11,227 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,226 | -12,201 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,266 | 16,486 | Perforated |
| 12,630 | 16,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 65 | 26 | 4 Y |
| 10.75 | 3,560 | 14.75 | 2,165 S |
| 7.625 | 12,266 | 9.875 | 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 | May 24, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-477-30808 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30808 → 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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