WELL · 42-483-30857 · DISTRICT 10
Hiltbrunner Fern -et- -AL- #1
Wheeler County · Panhandle East field · Producing · Vertical
Hiltbrunner Fern -ET- -AL- #1 (API 42-483-30857) is a well in Wheeler County operated by Questa Energy Corporation, completed February 24, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 1, 1981, permitted to 2,350 ft.
It was permitted by Pike Oil CO. and has since transferred to Questa Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pike Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 52 permits on file · (806) 358-6549
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Questa Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Questa Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pike Oil Co.May 1, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 1, 1981
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hiltbrunner, Fern -et- -AL- G-14-100096 | Panhandle, East | Questa Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 52.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 366 · prior 12 341(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Questa Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116818-99 | Drill | Pike Oil Co. | May 1, 1981 | May 1, 1981 | — | 2,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-100096 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 878 | 2,008 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 449 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 2,158 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1982 | — |
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 42-483-30857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-483-30857 → 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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