TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · LECHENGER LEASE · API 42-479-33400 · DISTRICT 04
Lechenger #6
Webb County · Benavides (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Horizontal
Lechenger #6 (API 42-479-33400) is a horizontal well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 26, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1982 and 1996, permitted to 9,415 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 8, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,415
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 8, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 260K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lechenger G-4-102679 | Samuels (Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 260K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,851 · prior 12 2,144(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 1996 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446692-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 8, 1996 | Apr 8, 1996 | Apr 8, 1996 | 10,000 |
| 166832-99 | Drill | TDC Engineering, Inc. | Jul 22, 1982 | Jul 22, 1982 | Jul 25, 1982 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 1996 | Lechenger G-4-102679 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,415 |
| Apr 26, 1996 | Lechenger G-4-102679 | Benavides (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,415 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,930 | 9,004 | Perforated |
| 8,930 | 9,415 | Perforated |
| 8,967 | 9,052 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 800 | 14.75 | 568 S |
| 7.625 | 5,886 | 9.875 | 150 S |
| 7.625 | 7,596 | 9.875 | 600 S |
| 2.875 | 8,837 | — | — |
| 5 | 9,112 | 6.75 | 265 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 | Aug 19, 1996 | May 13, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 16, 1982 | — |
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 42-479-33400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-33400 → 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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