TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · HEMPHILL LEASE · API 42-161-30600 · DISTRICT 05
Hemphill #1
Freestone County · Reed (Haynesville) field · Vertical
Hemphill #1 (API 42-161-30600) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged February 5, 1997, last operated by Marathon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 2, 1980, permitted to 13,600 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Marathon Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Rodessa, Bexar, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 14, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,707
- Phone
- (281) 293-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Jun 2, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 2, 1980
- last permit issued
- Aug 27, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 27, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 5, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemphill G-5-90810 | Reed (Haynesville) | Marathon Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 16K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 82676-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 2, 1980 | Jun 2, 1980 | Jun 15, 1980 | 13,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 1980 | Hemphill G-5-90810 | Reed (Haynesville) | Marathon Oil Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 459 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,609 | -7,150 |
| Bexar | 7,950 | -7,491 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,030 | -7,571 |
| Pettit | 8,194 | -7,735 |
| Trans Peak | 8,400 | -7,941 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SD | 10,260 | -9,801 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,628 | -11,169 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,460 | -12,001 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,738 | 7,758 | Perforated |
| 12,534 | 12,654 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 20 | 8 S |
| 9.625 | 5,056 | 12.25 | 1,850 S |
| 9.625 | 5,056 | 12.5 | 1,850 S |
| 2.875 | 12,415 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,816 | 8.75 | 2,000 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 | May 10, 1995 | Mar 23, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 8, 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 42-161-30600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30600 → 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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