WELL · 42-481-32937 · DISTRICT 3
Hancher #1
Wharton County · Louise South (Frio 6085) field · Vertical
Hancher #1 (API 42-481-32937) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged July 1, 2015, last operated by Fredco.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1988, permitted to 7,400 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Anahuac, Frio.
Its lease has reported 22.9K barrels of oil and 49 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2024.
Operator of record
Louise, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 33 permits on file · (979) 648-2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1986
- completed
- 22.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancher O-3-20373 | Louise, South (Frio 5170) | Legacy Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 22.9K | 49 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2024 |
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.
- 1FredcoJan 1993 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 351034-99 | Recompletion | Fredco | Sep 9, 1988 | Sep 26, 1988 | — | 7,340 |
| 292702-99 | Drill | Texark Energy Corporation | May 6, 1986 | Dec 13, 1985 | Dec 21, 1985 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20373 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,000 | -2,987 |
| Catahoula | 4,413 | -4,400 |
| Anahuac | 4,632 | -4,619 |
| Frio | 5,100 | -5,087 |
| Marg Frio | 5,136 | -5,123 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,142 | 5,144 | Perforated |
| 6,090 | 6,093 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,742 | 12.25 | 655 S |
| 8.625 | 1,742 | — | 655 S |
| 4.5 | 6,780 | 7.875 | 680 S |
| 4.5 | 6,780 | — | 680 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 | Mar 15, 1989 | Feb 22, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1986 | May 5, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 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 42-481-32937 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-32937 → 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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