WELL · 42-481-33166 · DISTRICT 3
North Circle Farms Inc. #1
Wharton County · EL Campo NE (Yegua) field · Vertical
North Circle Farms Inc. #1 (API 42-481-33166) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 18, 2020, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1998, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by S N D Energy Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by S N D Energy Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | S N D Energy Company, Inc.through Feb 1998 |
| Latest permit | S N D Energy Company, Inc.Jan 16, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 213K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 18, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Circle Farms, Inc. G-3-127993 | EL Campo, NE (Yegua) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 212K | Jan 1993 – May 2020 |
| North Circle Farms, Inc. G-3-166932 | Wildcat | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 817 | Nov 1997 – May 2020 |
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 → Feb 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471058-99 | Recompletion | S N D Energy Company, Inc. | Dec 10, 1997 | Jan 16, 1998 | Nov 12, 1997 | 10,010 |
| 346612-99 | Drill | Ladd Petroleum Corp. | May 16, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | Jun 3, 1988 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-127993 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-166932 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 102 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,632 | 9,677 | Perforated |
| 10,092 | 10,208 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,700 | 17.5 | 1,580 S |
| 9.625 | 8,000 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,700 | 8.5 | 615 S |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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 23, 1998 | Dec 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1988 | Aug 1, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-481-33166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33166 → 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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