WELL · 42-481-34841 · DISTRICT 3
Hancock Gas Unit #1
Wharton County · Sandy (Wilcox Lower) field · Vertical
Hancock Gas Unit #1 (API 42-481-34841) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged November 15, 2012, last operated by Okie Operating Company Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 4, 2006, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Metano Energy, LP and has since transferred to Okie Operating Company Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox, A Sand, B Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Metano Energy, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 8 permits on file · (918) 582-2555
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Okie Operating Company Ltd. |
| Production reports | Okie Operating Company, Ltd.through Mar 2011 |
| Latest permit | Metano Energy, LPApr 4, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jun 24, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2006 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 24, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 15, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock Gas Unit G-3-223726 | Sandy (Wilcox,lower) | Okie Operating Company, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 98.2K | Jun 2006 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1Metano Energy, LPSep 2006 → Jul 2007
- 2Legend Natural Gas III, LPAug 2007 → Nov 2008
- 3Okie Operating Company, Ltd.Dec 2008 → Mar 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616929-98 | Drill | Metano Energy, LP | Sep 6, 2006 | Apr 4, 2006 | Apr 11, 2006 | 11,100 |
| 616929-99 | Drill | Metano Energy, LP | Apr 3, 2006 | Apr 4, 2006 | Apr 11, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-223726 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,898 | 10,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,520 | 14.75 | 1,150 S |
| 7.625 | 7,487 | 9.875 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 11,100 | 6.5 | 255 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 | May 15, 2007 | Feb 26, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 2007 | Sep 21, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-481-34841 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34841 → 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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