WELL · 42-481-35358 · DISTRICT 3

Rioux #1

Plugged

Wharton County · Wharton West (4100) field  · Directional

Rioux #1 (API 42-481-35358) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged April 9, 2021, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2014 and 2019, permitted to 10,000 ft.

Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Anahuac, Gretta - Disposal.

Its 3 leases have reported 2.04K barrels of oil and 2.16M mcf of gas since March 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 permits on file · (713) 209-2411

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2024
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 18, 2019
10,000
total depth, ft
5
permits on file
Jan 18, 2019
last permit issued
Jul 10, 2020
completed
2.04K
cumulative oil, bbl
2.16M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 10, 2020
Shut in
—
Plugged
Apr 9, 2021

Surface location

29.311586, -96.171294

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Wharton County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Rioux G-3-279380Glen Flora (Yegua 9000)Hilcorp Energy Company102.14MMar 2015 – Jul 2026
Rioux O-3-27804Wharton, West (4100)Hilcorp Energy Company12.04K19.8KJul 2020 – Jul 2026
Rioux G-3-285655Balthrop (9000 Yegua)Hilcorp Energy Company10140Oct 2018 – Jul 2020

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

01202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyMar 2015 → Mar 2024

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
848900-98RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyApr 22, 2020Jan 18, 2019—9,225
848900-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 17, 2019Jan 18, 2019—9,225
848420-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 7, 2019Jan 8, 2019Sep 10, 20189,225
797082-98DrillHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 7, 2015Oct 7, 2014Dec 5, 201410,000
797082-99DrillHilcorp Energy CompanySep 25, 2014Oct 7, 2014Dec 5, 201410,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-279380————
—— G-3-285655————
—— O-3-27804————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 137 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL1,999-1,862
Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL2,000-1,863
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL3,609-3,472
CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL3,610-3,473
AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL3,889-3,752
AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL3,890-3,753
Gretta - Disposal4,109-3,972
Gretta - Disposal4,110-3,973
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL4,699-4,562
FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL4,700-4,563
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL7,731-7,594
YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL7,735-7,598
Boling Dome - Disposal——
Hungerford - Disposal——
Whitsett - Disposal——
WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,1104,114Perforated
8,3888,406Perforated
9,0339,040Perforated
9,0629,069Perforated
9,0889,100Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.753,01413.51,720 S
7.6256,5119.875805 S
5.58,0956.5300 S
2.8759,2604.5300 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 11, 2020Sep 2, 2020—
00Feb 4, 2019Oct 2, 2018—
00Mar 16, 2016May 7, 2015Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Hite42-481-34342

2.2 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Hockley6,890-6,758
Discorbis Yegua8,000-7,868
Discorbis Yeguaensis8,000-7,868
Cook Mountain9,150-9,018
Wilcox13,000-12,868
Wilcox13,000-12,868

W.D. McMillan42-481-35450

3.6 KM · Ricochet Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →

Boling Dome - Disposal1,680
Whitsett - Disposal4,220
Gretta - Disposal4,530
Miocene (undifferentiated)4,540
Catahoula4,820
Frio5,820
Yegua8,200
Hungerford - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Armour Trust et AL42-481-35122

7.1 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →

Frio4,435-4,306
Vicksburg6,212-6,083
Yegua8,357-8,228
Yegua8,819-8,690
Yegua9,216-9,087
Yegua9,781-9,652

Pierce Ranch42-481-34969

8.0 KM · CML Exploration, LLC · Section with this well →

Frio4,360-4,258
Jackson6,160-6,058
Yegua10,140-10,038

Wilbeck42-481-34728

8.8 KM · United Texas Petroleum Inc. · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)3,000-2,900
Catahoula3,860-3,760
Gretta - Disposal4,360-4,260
Frio4,537-4,437
Anahuac—
Yegua—
Wilcox—
Whitsett - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Northington Unit 342-481-35411

10.3 KM · Cico Oil & Gas Company · Section with this well →

Frio3,594-3,467
Yegua7,595-7,468
Wilcox11,271-11,144
Hungerford - Disposal—
Anahuac—
Boling Dome - Disposal—
Catahoula—
Gretta - Disposal—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Kubela42-481-35329

10.5 KM · Ricochet Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →

Frio4,225-4,120
Yegua7,850-7,745
Whitsett - Disposal—
Miocene (undifferentiated)—
Hungerford - Disposal—
Catahoula—
Boling Dome - Disposal—
Anahuac—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Kainer Heirs42-481-35455

10.7 KM · Inland Ocean, Inc. · Section with this well →

Boling Dome - Disposal2,800-2,694
Miocene (undifferentiated)3,500-3,394
Catahoula3,870-3,764
Anahuac4,150-4,044
Gretta - Disposal5,400-5,294
Frio5,950-5,844
Hungerford - Disposal6,850-6,744
Whitsett - Disposal7,420-7,314

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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