WELL · 42-505-33050 · DISTRICT 4
Herbst M. V. #18
Zapata County · Dye (Navarro) field · Producing · Vertical
Herbst M. V. #18 (API 42-505-33050) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 26, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1993, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Wilcox, B/Wilcox, Wills Point.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationOct 28, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 26, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 26, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbst, M.V. G-4-146461 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.66M | Aug 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Herbst, M. V. G-4-147291 | Dye (Navarro) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.35M | Oct 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,503 · prior 12 2,844(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417610-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Oct 28, 1993 | Oct 28, 1993 | Jun 12, 1993 | 9,200 |
| 412370-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Jun 2, 1993 | Jun 2, 1993 | Jun 12, 1993 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-146461 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-147291 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 467 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Wilcox | 3,525 | -3,058 |
| B/Wilcox | 5,500 | -5,033 |
| Wills Point | 8,650 | -8,183 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,942 | 8,114 | Perforated |
| 9,046 | 9,057 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 763 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 7 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 9,247 | 6.125 | 408 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 | Feb 24, 1994 | Dec 1, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1993 | Sep 7, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-505-33050 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33050 → 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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