WELL · 42-161-30488 · DISTRICT 5
Hill F.E. III #1
Freestone County · Reed N. (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Hill F.E. Iii #1 (API 42-161-30488) is a well in Freestone County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed May 20, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2002, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Miller Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Miller Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Miller Energy, Inc.Dec 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 20, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 640K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 1979
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, F. E. III G-5-192838 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 383K | Jan 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Hill, F.E. III G-5-83719 | Reed, N. (Cotton Valley Lime) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 258K | Jan 1993 – May 2005 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,889 · prior 12 8,297(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2004 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526203-99 | Recompletion | Miller Energy, Inc. | Dec 9, 2002 | Dec 9, 2002 | Dec 20, 2002 | 12,000 |
| 44237-99 | Drill | Sundance Oil Company | Mar 14, 1979 | Mar 14, 1979 | Apr 2, 1979 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-83719 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-192838 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,262 | -6,852 |
| Pettit | 7,830 | -7,420 |
| Travis Peak | 8,016 | -7,606 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,434 | -9,024 |
| Bossier | 11,122 | -10,712 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,004 | -11,594 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,972 | 11,027 | Perforated |
| 11,219 | 11,394 | Perforated |
| 12,055 | 12,138 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,755 | 12.25 | 1,450 S |
| 2.875 | 11,900 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,470 | 8.75 | 1,675 S |
| 5.5 | 12,487 | 8.75 | 1,625 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 | Apr 29, 2003 | Mar 24, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2003 | Feb 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 19, 1979 | — |
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 42-161-30488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30488 → 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.
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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