TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · API 42-497-33715 · DISTRICT 7C
Hughes D. J. #23
Wise County · Morris (Consolidated Congl.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hughes D. J. #23 (API 42-497-33715) is a well in Wise County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed June 3, 1992 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 1992, permitted to 6,110 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Parks, Caddo, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.3K barrels of oil and 858K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationApr 3, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,110
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 1992
- completed
- 17.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 858K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 1992
- Shut in
- May 1, 2013
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes, D. J. G-13-144755 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 1 | 0 | 189K | Mar 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Hughes, D. J. O-13-28332 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 4 | 17.3K | 669K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2017 |
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 → Sep 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 398077-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Apr 3, 1992 | Apr 3, 1992 | Apr 6, 1992 | 6,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1992 | Hughes D. J. G-13-144755 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Scout Energy Management LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2013 | 6,110 |
| Jun 3, 1992 | Hughes D. J. O-13-28332 | Morris (Consolidated Congl.) | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 987 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,416 | 4,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 297 | 12.25 | 202 S |
| 4.5 | 6,109 | 7.875 | 620 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 14, 1993 | Apr 2, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1992 | Jun 29, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-497-33715 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33715 → 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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