WELL · 42-041-32473 · DISTRICT 5
Orca Unit No. #1H
Brazos County · Aguila Vado (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Orca Unit NO. #1H (API 42-041-32473) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed February 6, 2018 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 29, 2017, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Sparta, Wilcox, Navarro, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 549K barrels of oil and 1.28M mcf of gas since February 2018, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLCJun 29, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 2017
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2018
- completed
- 549K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
30.717252, -96.260418
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Brazos County.
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orca Unit No. O-5-4371 | Aguila Vado (Eagleford) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 549K | 1.28M | Feb 2018 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,158 · prior 12 20,386(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 39,698 · prior 12 57,453(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLCFeb 2018 → Mar 2022
- 2Wildfire Energy Operating LLCApr 2022 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 828103-97 | Drill | Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC | Jun 4, 2018 | Jun 29, 2017 | — | 10,000 |
| 828103-98 | Drill | Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC | Jul 12, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 | — | 8,000 |
| 828103-99 | Drill | Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC | Jun 22, 2017 | Jun 29, 2017 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-4371 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 265 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| SpartaSPARTA - DISPOSAL | 2,834 | -2,569 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 3,822 | -3,557 |
| NavarroNAVARRO - DISPOSAL | 6,406 | -6,141 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - LOST CIRCULATION | 8,422 | -8,157 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD - PRODUCTION | 8,810 | -8,545 |
| BudaBUDA - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| WoodbineWOODBINE - PRODUCTION | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,675 | 16,643 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,013 | 13.5 | 870 S |
| 8.625 | 8,948 | 9.875 | 170 S |
| 5.5 | 16,779 | 7.875 | 2,615 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 | Aug 28, 2018 | May 15, 2018 | Yes |
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 42-041-32473 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-32473 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Orca Unit No.42-041-32474
0.0 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,575 |
| Wilcox | 3,835 | -3,570 |
| Navarro | 6,406 | -6,141 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,435 | -8,170 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,817 | -8,552 |
| Woodbine | — | |
| Buda | — | |
| Edwards | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Orca Unit No.42-041-32475
0.0 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,575 |
| Wilcox | 3,828 | -3,563 |
| Navarro | 6,404 | -6,139 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,437 | -8,172 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,831 | -8,566 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Buda | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dominik Unit42-041-32505
0.8 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,573 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,343 |
| Navarro | 5,804 | -5,537 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,434 | -8,167 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,824 | -8,557 |
| Woodbine | — | |
| Buda | — | |
| Edwards | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dominik Unit42-041-32504
0.8 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,574 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,344 |
| Navarro | 5,810 | -5,544 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,434 | -8,168 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,831 | -8,565 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Buda | — | |
| Woodbine | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32518
2.9 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Navarro | 6,488 | -6,194 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,392 | -8,098 |
| Woodbine | 8,957 | -8,663 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Sparta | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Buda | — |
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32519
2.9 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Navarro | 6,488 | -6,194 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,392 | -8,098 |
| Woodbine | 9,155 | -8,861 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Sparta | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Buda | — | |
| Edwards | — |
Wombat42-041-32529
3.3 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,553 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,323 |
| Navarro | 5,521 | -5,234 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,174 | -7,887 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,523 | -8,236 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Buda | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wombat42-041-32530
3.3 KM · Hawkwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,553 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,323 |
| Navarro | 5,517 | -5,230 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,155 | -7,868 |
| Eagle Ford | 8,503 | -8,216 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Woodbine | — |
9 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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