WELL · 42-161-30556 · DISTRICT 5
Fails #1
Freestone County · Personville NE. (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Fails #1 (API 42-161-30556) is a well in Freestone County operated by Txo Production Corp., completed February 13, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1986, permitted to 13,200 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including BMA, Mass. Anhyd., Rodessa, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 1, 1992 · 3,227 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TXO Production Corp. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Aug 29, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 29, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1980
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fails Gas Unit G-5-122222 | Pine Oak Creek, N. (Bossier) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.59M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,450 · prior 12 5,000(+129%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2002
- 2XTO Energy Inc.May 2002 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 305780-99 | Recompletion | TXO Production Corp. | Aug 28, 1986 | Aug 29, 1986 | — | 12,850 |
| 63947-99 | Drill | Highland Resources, Inc. | Nov 15, 1979 | Nov 15, 1979 | Nov 24, 1979 | 13,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-122222 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,360 | -6,900 |
| Mass. Anhyd. | 7,360 | -6,900 |
| Rodessa | 7,500 | -7,040 |
| James LimeJAMES | 7,920 | -7,460 |
| Pettit | 8,050 | -7,590 |
| Travis Peak | 10,495 | -10,035 |
| Bossier | 11,410 | -10,950 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,525 | -12,065 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,532 | 11,650 | Perforated |
| 11,508 | 11,650 | Perforated |
| 11,796 | 11,806 | Perforated |
| 12,698 | 12,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 41 | 24 | 8 S |
| 13.375 | 911 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 5,047 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 12,850 | 8.75 | 1,475 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 | Feb 3, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | Jul 15, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1986 | Sep 23, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 20, 1980 | — |
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 42-161-30556 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30556 → 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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