WELL · 42-161-30823 · DISTRICT 5
Hill-A3 Gas Unit #1
Freestone County · Michael Birch (Rodessa Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
Hill-A3 Gas Unit #1 (API 42-161-30823) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 25, 1988 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1988, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Deltex Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk, Buda, Glen Rose.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Deltex Petroleum Corp.; 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 | Deltex Petroleum Corp.Mar 24, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 1988
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 "a" 3 Gas Unit G-5-108319 | Michael Birch | Deltex Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Hill-A3 Gas Unit G-5-126858 | Michael Birch (Rodessa Lower) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.23M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,674 · prior 12 10,448(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tenison Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Texana Operating CompanyMar 1994 → Sep 1994
- 3BRG Petroleum, Inc.Oct 1994 → Jun 1998
- 4Seagull Energy E&P Inc.Jul 1998 → Jun 2000
- 5Classic Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 2000 → Jan 2001
- 63TEC Energy CorporationNov 2001 → Jun 2003
- 7PXP Gulf Coast Inc.Jul 2003 → Dec 2004
- 8PXP Texas Inc.Jan 2005 → May 2005
- 9XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2005 → Dec 2023
- 10Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344388-99 | Recompletion | Deltex Petroleum Corp. | Mar 24, 1988 | Mar 24, 1988 | — | 9,200 |
| 198630-99 | Drill | Saxton Petroleum Corporation | Jun 17, 1983 | Jun 17, 1983 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-108319 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-126858 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE OF AUSTIN CHALK | 4,686 | -4,331 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 4,686 | -4,331 |
| Buda | 5,932 | -5,577 |
| BudaTOP OF BUDA | 5,932 | -5,577 |
| Glen RoseTOP OF UPPER GLENROSE | 7,466 | -7,111 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLEN ROSE | 7,466 | -7,111 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 8,810 | -8,455 |
| B/Massive Anhy | 8,810 | -8,455 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,875 | 8,883 | Perforated |
| 9,022 | 9,028 | Perforated |
| 9,068 | 9,074 | Perforated |
| 9,084 | 9,094 | Perforated |
| 9,102 | 9,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,950 | 12.25 | 739 S |
| 5.5 | 9,200 | 8.75 | 405 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 19, 1988 | Mar 29, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1984 | Sep 29, 1983 | — |
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 42-161-30823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30823 → 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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