WELL · 42-485-43299 · DISTRICT 9

Hull #4H

Plugged

Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field  · Vertical

Hull #4H (API 42-485-43299) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged March 29, 2002, last operated by Hood J. Frank JR..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2022, permitted to 2,000 ft.

It was permitted by Newport Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Hood J. Frank JR. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Tannehill, Cisco, Thomas Sand, Gunsight.

Its 2 leases have reported 70.5K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 33 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hood J. Frank Jr.

Permitted by Newport Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Arlington, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 8, 2019 · 275 permits on file · (214) 668-1031

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHood J. Frank Jr.
Production reportsNewport Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitNewport Operating, LLCNov 30, 2022

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

2,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Nov 30, 2022
last permit issued
Sep 8, 1997
completed
70.5K
cumulative oil, bbl
21
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 8, 1997
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 29, 2002

Surface location

33.867918, -98.771114

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

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 33 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
First National (Shallow) O-13-17833Wichita County RegularNewport Operating, LLC2859.9K21Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
Hull O-13-29096Wichita County RegularHood, J. Frank, Jr.510.6K0Feb 1996 – Jan 2006

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 3,299 · prior 12 3,791(-13%)

0200400600202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Staley, Jack C.Jan 1993 → Nov 1999
  2. 2Hood, J. Frank, Jr.Feb 1996 → Jun 2002
  3. 3Aztel Operating Inc.Jan 2000 → Oct 2003
  4. 4Extex Operating CompanyNov 2003 → Apr 2015
  5. 5Newport Operating, LLCNov 2020 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
885798-99ReenterNewport Operating, LLCNov 17, 2022Nov 30, 2022Jan 17, 20231,050
458756-99DrillHood, J. Frank, Jr.Feb 18, 1997Feb 21, 1997Sep 3, 19972,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-13-17833————
—— O-13-29096————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,012 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Tannehill713299
Cisco1,067-55
Thomas Sand1,594-582
GunsightGUNSIGHT LIME1,758-746
GunsightGUNSIGHT SAND1,772-760
Bluff Creek Sand——
CanyonCANYON SAND——
KMA——
Strawn——
Vogstberger——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
434442Perforated
714718Perforated
841844Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6256312.2545 S
8.6256312.545 S
4.51,0506.75150 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
00Aug 23, 2024Jun 10, 2024Yes
00Oct 7, 1997Sep 19, 1997Yes
00Sep 29, 1997——

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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Hull42-485-43178

0.1 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill708297
Gunsight850155
Cisco1,058-53
Thomas Sand1,597-592
Gunsight1,760-755
Vogstberger—
Canyon—
KMA—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National (Shallow)42-485-46341

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill776236
Cisco1,225-213
Thomas Sand1,590-578
Gunsight1,648-636
Bluff Creek Sand—
Vogstberger—
Strawn—
KMA—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National42-485-46346

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill711302
Cisco855158
Thomas Sand98726
Gunsight1,360-347
Gunsight1,605-592
Canyon1,940-927
Bluff Creek Sand2,250-1,237
Strawn3,160-2,147

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National42-485-46272

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill734277
Cisco1,060-49
Thomas Sand1,601-590
Gunsight1,758-747
Gunsight1,770-759
Canyon2,882-1,871
Strawn3,396-2,385
KMA3,730-2,719

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National (Shallow)42-485-46266

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill703310
Cisco1,048-35
Thomas Sand1,586-573
Gunsight1,752-739
Gunsight1,764-751
Canyon—
Bluff Creek Sand—
Vogstberger—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National42-485-46261

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill785227
Cisco840172
Thomas Sand96844
Gunsight1,362-350
Gunsight1,558-546
Canyon1,769-757
Bluff Creek Sand2,130-1,118
Strawn3,050-2,038

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National (Shallow)42-485-46294

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill95656
Cisco1,129-117
Thomas Sand1,482-470
Bluff Creek Sand—
Vogstberger—
Strawn—
KMA—
Gunsight—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

First National (Shallow)42-485-46309

0.2 KM · Newport Operating, LLC · Section with this well →

Tannehill718295
Cisco1,044-31
Thomas Sand1,583-570
Gunsight1,768-755
Vogstberger—
Gunsight—
Canyon—
Strawn—

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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