TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · HUGHES, D. J. LEASE · API 42-497-30431 · DISTRICT 7C
Hughes D. J. #16
Wise County · Boonsville South (Atoka) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hughes D. J. #16 (API 42-497-30431) is a well in Wise County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed November 4, 1981 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 13, 1980, permitted to 6,050 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Caddo.
Its lease has reported 266 barrels of oil and 127K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 483
- Phone
- (972) 277-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMay 13, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 13, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 1981
- completed
- 266
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 1981
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2020
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, D. J. G-13-120764 | Boonsville, South (Atoka) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 266 | 127K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2020 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Oct 2018
- 5Scout Energy Management LLCNov 2018 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81053-99 | Other | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 13, 1980 | May 13, 1980 | — | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 1981 | Hughes D. J. G-13-120764 | Boonsville South (Atoka) | Scout Energy Management LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2020 | 6,050 |
| Feb 18, 1981 | Hughes D. J. O-13-20957 | Boonsville South (Atoka) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Hughes D. J. O-13-18422 | Balsora (4525 Congl) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 986 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO CONGL. | 4,530 | -3,544 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,532 | 4,550 | Perforated |
| 5,132 | 5,184 | Perforated |
| 5,132 | 5,216 | Perforated |
| 5,210 | 5,216 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 12.25 | 215 S |
| 1.25 | 5,227 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,004 | 7.875 | 475 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 17, 1986 | Mar 13, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 24, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 5, 1977 | — |
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 42-497-30431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-30431 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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