H-15 Record
Filing Oil and Gas Reports Using Electronic Media
H-15 Record
Position Length Data Item Data Type Notes
1 - 6 6 Operator Number Numeric
7 - 9 3 Report Type Alphanumeric Must be 'H15'
10 - 11 2 District Numeric Must be one of the
following: 01, 02,
03,04,05,06,07,08,
09,10,11,13,14
12 1 Record Type Alphanumeric Must be 'R'
13 - 18 6 Filler Alphanumeric Must be Spaces
19 - 50 32 Field Name Alphanumeric
51 - 84 33 Filler Alphanumeric Must be Spaces
85 - 88 5 Oil Lease No Numeric
89 - 94 6 Gas RRC ID Numeric
95 - 98 4 Filler Alphanumeric Must be Spaces
99 - 102 4 Due Date Numeric In Year (without the
Century), Month
order (YYMM)
103 - 134 32 Lease Name Alphanumeric
135 - 140 6 Well Number Alphanumeric
141 - 148 8 Historic Well Numeric In Century, Year,
Date Month, Day order
(CCYYMMDD)
149 1 Historic Alphanumeric
Well Flag
150 - 157 8 Filler Alphanumeric
158 - 170 13 County Name Alphanumeric
171 - 178 8 API Number Numeric
179 - 186 8 Test Date Numeric In Century, Year,
Month, Day order
(CCYYMMDD)
187 - 192 6 Base Usable Numeric
Water
193 - 198 6 Top of Fluid Numeric
Level
199 1 Fluid Level Alphanumeric
Test Flag
200 - 229 30 Other Alphanumeric
Explanation
230 - 261 32 Test Performed Alphanumeric
by Name
262 - 293 32 Test Performed Alphanumeric
by Company
294 - 323 30 Operator Alphanumeric
Remarks Line 1
224 - 353 30 Operator Alphanumeric
Remarks Line 2
354 - 383 30 Operator Alphanumeric
Remarks Line 3
384 - 400 17 Filler Alphanumeric
H-15 COBOL Record Layout
The position numbers on the right hand side give the beginning position for
that data item.
01 H15-REPORT-RECORD. POSITION
03 H15-RECORD-ID.
05 H15-OPERATOR-NUMBER PIC 9(6). 1
05 H15-REPORT-TYPE PIC X(3). 7
88 H15-REPORT VALUE 'H15'.
05 H15-DISTRICT PIC 9(2). 10
88 H15-VALID-DISTRICT VALUE 01,02,03,
04,05,06,07,08,
09,10,11,13,14.
05 H15-RECORD-TYPE PIC X(1). 12
88 H15-REPORT-REC VALUE 'R'.
05 FILLER PIC X(6). 13
05 H15-FIELD-NAME PIC X(32). 19
05 FILLER PIC X(33). 51
05 H15-OIL-LEASE-NUMBER PIC 9(5). 84
05 H15-GAS-RRC-ID PIC 9(6). 89
05 FILLER PIC X(4). 95
05 H15-DUE-DATE.
07 H15-DUE-YEAR PIC 9(2). 99
07 H15-DUE-MONTH PIC 9(2). 101
03 H15-LEASE-NAME PIC X(32). 103
03 H15-WELL-NUMBER PIC X(6). 135
03 H15-HIST-WELL-DATE.
05 H15-HIST-WELL-CENTURY PIC 9(2). 141
05 H15-HIST-WELL-YEAR PIC 9(2). 143
05 H15-HIST-WELL-MONTH PIC 9(2). 145
05 H15-HIST-WELL-DAY PIC 9(2). 147
03 H15-HIST-WELL-FLAG PIC X(1). 149
88 H15-HIST-WELL-DRILLED VALUE 'D'.
88 H15-HIST-WELL-EARLY-COMPLETION VALUE 'C'.
03 FILLER PIC X(8). 150
03 H15-COUNTY PIC X(13). 158
03 H15-API-NUMBER.
05 H15-API-CNTY PIC 9(3). 171
05 H15-API-UNIQUE PIC 9(5). 174
03 H15-TEST-DATE.
05 H15-TEST-CENTURY PIC 9(2). 179
05 H15-TEST-YEAR PIC 9(2). 181
05 H15-TEST-MONTH PIC 9(2). 183
05 H15-TEST-DAY PIC 9(2). 185
03 H15-BASE-USABLE-WATER PIC 9(6). 187
03 H15-TOP-OF-FLUID-LEVEL PIC 9(6). 193
03 H15-FLUID-LEVEL-TEST-FLAG PIC X(1). 199
88 H15-FLUID-WIRE-TEST VALUE 'W'.
88 H15-FLUID-SONIC-TEST VALUE 'S'.
88 H15-FLUID-VISUAL-TEST VALUE 'V'.
88 H15-FLUID-OTHER-TEST VALUE 'O'.
03 H15-OTHER-EXPLANATION PIC X(30). 200
03 H15-TEST-PERFORMED-BY-NAME PIC X(32). 230
03 H15-TEST-PERFORMED-BY-COMPANY PIC X(32). 262
03 H15-OPERATOR-REMARKS.
05 H15-OPERATOR-REMARK-1 PIC X(30). 294
05 H15-OPERATOR-REMARK-2 PIC X(30). 324
05 H15-OPERATOR-REMARK-3 PIC X(30). 354
03 FILLER PIC X(17). 384
H-15 Record Data Dictionary
H15-OPERATOR-NO
The operator number assigned to the company by the RRC. Taken from
the Organization Report (Form P-5).
H15-REPORT-TYPE
Must be 'H15' for H-15 reports.
H15-DISTRICT
The RRC district in which the well bore is located.
H15-RECORD-TYPE
Must be 'R' for report records.
H15-FIELD-NAME
The field name exactly as shown on the RRC proration schedule.
H15-OIL-LEASE-NUMBER
Must be a valid five-digit, RRC-assigned oil lease number. If this
report pertains to a gas well, this field must contain zeros.
H15-GAS-RRC-ID
Must be a valid six-digit, RRC-assigned gas identification number. If
this report pertains to an oil lease, this field must contain zeros.
H15-DUE-DATE
This is the date the report is due in year, month format.
H15-LEASE-NAME
The lease name exactly as shown on the RRC proration schedule.
H15-WELL-NUMBER
Must be a six-character alphanumeric well number exactly as shown
on the RRC proration schedule.
H15-HIST-WELL-DATE
The historic wellbore date. This is the oldest known date of the
wellbore in century, year, month, day order (CCYYMMDD).
H15-HIST-WELL-FLAG
Indicates the source of the historic wellbore date. If the historic
well date is known, valid values are 'D' for drilled or 'C' for early
completion. If the date is unknown, value as space.
H15-COUNTY
The name of the county where the wellbore resides.
H15-API-NUMBER
The unique eight-digit American Petroleum Industry (API)number
identifying the wellbore for the well. The first three digits
are the county code and the next five digits are the unique
number. The state code 42 is assumed.
H15-TEST-DATE
The date the test was performed in century, year, month,day order.
H15-BASE-USABLE-WATER
The lowest usable water depth in feet measured from the surface.
This figure must be greater than zero.
H15-TOP-OF-FLUID-LEVEL
The distance from the top of the fluid in the wellbore to the surface
measured in feet. This figure must be greater than zero. If the top
fluid level is at the surface, enter 1 as the top fluid level.
H15-FLUID-LEVEL-TEST-FLAG
Indicates the type of test used for the fluid level test.
Code Type of Test
W Wire test
S Sonic test
V Visual Test
O Other Test
H15-OTHER-EXPLANATION
An explanation of the test performed if "other" was indicated in
H15-FLUID-LEVEL-TEST-FLAG.
H15-TEST-PERFORMED-BY-NAME
The name of the individual who performed the test.
H15-TEST-PERFORMED-BY-COMPANY
The company name that performed the test.
H15-OPERATOR-REMARKS
Any comment desired. Three lines, 30 characters each, are available
for the comment.
