TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · POPP, E. J. "A" LEASE · API 42-481-32901 · DISTRICT 03
Popp E. J. A #1
Wharton County · El Campo (Yegua) field · Vertical
Popp E. J. A #1 (API 42-481-32901) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 26, 2020, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 1985, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua.
Its lease has reported 173K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp.; 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 2001 |
| Latest permit | Ladd Petroleum Corp.Aug 26, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2009
- completed
- 173K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 26, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Popp, E. J. "A" G-3-119912 | El Campo (Yegua) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 173K | 1.33M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2001 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3S N D Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1995 → Aug 1999
- 4Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Sep 1999 → Dec 1999
- 5Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jan 2000 → Apr 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 283429-99 | Drill | Ladd Petroleum Corp. | Nov 20, 1985 | Aug 26, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 14, 2009 | Popp E. J. A G-3-119912 | El Campo (Yegua) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,890 | 6,894 | Perforated |
| 9,868 | 10,093 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,327 | 17.5 | 2,150 S |
| 9.625 | 8,307 | 12.25 | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 12, 2009 | Mar 11, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Apr 18, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-481-32901 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32901 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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