TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · API 42-157-32228 · DISTRICT 03
El Ferrocarril Ltd #5
Fort Bend County · Cooley (Wilcox Upper) field · Producing · Directional
El Ferrocarril Ltd #5 (API 42-157-32228) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 22, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2003 and 2013, permitted to 13,800 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Meek, Lower Meek, Lwr Meek.
Its 2 leases have reported 99.3K barrels of oil and 4.24M mcf of gas since August 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 28, 2013 |
- 13,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 2013
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2013
- completed
- 99.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.24M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2003 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 2013
- Shut in
- May 1, 2013
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-271749 | Cooley (Wilcox, Upper) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 70 | 893 | Feb 2013 – Jul 2018 |
| El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-198084 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 99.2K | 4.24M | Aug 2003 – Jan 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.
- 1Conocophillips CompanyAug 2003 → Oct 2010
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2010 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 755336-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jan 23, 2013 | Jan 28, 2013 | Jan 22, 2013 | 14,550 |
| 532844-99 | Drill | Conocophillips Company | Jun 6, 2003 | Jun 9, 2003 | Jul 11, 2003 | 14,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2013 | El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-271749 | Cooley (Wilcox Upper) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing · shut in May 1, 2013 | 13,800 |
| Aug 22, 2003 | El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-198084 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 12,889 | -12,764 |
| Meek | 13,916 | -13,791 |
| Lower Meek | 14,162 | -14,037 |
| LWR Meek | 14,162 | -14,037 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,341 | 13,098 | Perforated |
| 14,164 | 14,192 | Perforated |
| 14,254 | 14,284 | Perforated |
| 14,290 | 14,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,420 | 12.25 | 990 S |
| 7 | 12,397 | 8.5 | 140 S |
| 3.5 | 14,524 | 6.125 | 350 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 | Dec 3, 2014 | Jul 10, 2014 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 2014 | Jan 7, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2014 | Jul 5, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2004 | Oct 31, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Sep 18, 2007. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH RES. INDUCTION DUAL SPACED NEUTRON SPECTRAL DENSITYSpans Wilcox, Meek, Lwr Meek, Lower Meek | TIFF | 12,380 to 14,544 | Sep 18, 2007run Aug 3, 2003 | — |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-157-32228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32228 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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