TEXAS · WELLS · DUVAL COUNTY · DCR 57A LEASE · API 42-131-37955 · DISTRICT 04
DCR 57A #5
Duval County · Tyler T (Wilcox) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dcr 57a #5 (API 42-131-37955) is a well in Duval County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 7, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 14, 1994, permitted to 8,820 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Cole, T/Queen City, T/Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 1.38K barrels of oil and 277K mcf of gas since October 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; 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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonJul 14, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,820
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 1994
- completed
- 1.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 277K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 1994
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2014
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DCR 57A G-4-151949 | Tyler T (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 1.38K | 277K | Oct 1994 – Dec 2013 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonNov 1994 → Oct 1998
- 2Cliffwood Production Co.Nov 1998 → Feb 2001
- 3Ocean Energy, Inc.Mar 2001 → Aug 2003
- 4Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 5Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Dec 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425876-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Jul 14, 1994 | Jul 14, 1994 | Aug 16, 1994 | 9,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 1994 | DCR 57A G-4-151949 | Tyler T (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2014 | 8,820 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 491 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Cole | 1,500 | -1,009 |
| T/Queen City | 5,410 | -4,919 |
| T/Wilcox | 7,610 | -7,119 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,702 | 7,720 | Perforated |
| 7,726 | 7,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 496 | 12.25 | 255 S |
| 2.875 | 8,820 | 7.875 | 710 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 | Feb 28, 1995 | Dec 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-131-37955 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37955 → 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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