TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · HICKS LEASE · API 42-481-34568 · DISTRICT 03
Hicks #1
Wharton County · Shanghai E. (D-3 Yegua) field · Vertical
Hicks #1 (API 42-481-34568) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 23, 2009, last operated by Cml Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 27, 2003, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Patterson Petroleum LP and has since transferred to Cml Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Jackson, Hockley Marker.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patterson Petroleum LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 514
- Phone
- (512) 328-8085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 27, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 393K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2003 THROUGH Oct 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks G-3-197860 | Shanghai, E. (D-3 Yegua) | CML Exploration, LLC | 1 | 0 | 393K | Oct 2003 – Oct 2009 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum LPNov 2003 → Jul 2007
- 2Patterson Petroleum LLCAug 2007 → Oct 2007
- 3CML Exploration, LLCNov 2007 → Jun 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535833-98 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum LP | Nov 12, 2003 | Aug 27, 2003 | Sep 22, 2003 | 9,500 |
| 535833-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum LP | Aug 27, 2003 | Aug 27, 2003 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 27, 2003 | Hicks G-3-197860 | Shanghai E. (D-3 Yegua) | CML Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 110 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| JacksonTOP JACKSON | 5,920 | -5,810 |
| Hockley Marker | 7,000 | -6,890 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,906 | 8,912 | Perforated |
| 8,917 | 8,929 | Perforated |
| 8,937 | 8,947 | Perforated |
| 9,123 | 9,128 | Perforated |
| 9,135 | 9,139 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,186 | 14.75 | 1,710 S |
| 7.625 | 7,015 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 5 | 9,400 | 6.75 | 250 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 | Dec 17, 2003 | Nov 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-481-34568 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34568 → 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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