WELL · 42-135-01228 · DISTRICT 8
Goldsmith C. A. Etal #857
Ector County · Goldsmith (Devonian) field · Vertical
Goldsmith C. A. Etal #857 (API 42-135-01228) is a well in Ector County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 17, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 20, 2016, permitted to 8,015 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Salado, Yates, 7 River.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.1M barrels of oil and 33.5M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 763 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Jan 20, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,015
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 20, 2016
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 2015
- completed
- 17.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 763 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith San Andres Unit O-10-2020 | Goldsmith | Hilcorp Energy Company | 721 | 14.8M | 20.4M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Goldsmith, C. A., Etal O-10-2186 | Goldsmith (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 42 | 2.3M | 13.1M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 151,721 · prior 12 107,674(+41%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 483,536 · prior 12 198,231(+144%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Mar 2025
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813106-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Jan 8, 2016 | Jan 20, 2016 | Jun 10, 2016 | 8,015 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2020 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-2186 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,117 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,115 | 4,207 | Perforated |
| 8,086 | 8,143 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,394 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 8,029 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Oct 24, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 2015 | Nov 2, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2011 | Aug 25, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1989 | Apr 3, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-01228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-01228 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 56K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.03M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2015
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000014479 | H-1 Injection | Canceled May 5, 2016 | 2,000 | 2,000 | 7,683–8,518 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 56,029 · prior 12 53,505(+5%)
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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