WELL · 42-161-30968 · DISTRICT 5
Hill #15
Freestone County · Prairie Lake S. (Rodessa E) field · Vertical
Hill #15 (API 42-161-30968) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged June 12, 2003, last operated by Pxp Gulf Coast Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 1984, permitted to 9,900 ft.
It was permitted by Saxton Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Pxp Gulf Coast Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Buda, Goodland.
Operator of record
Permitted by Saxton Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 5, 2004 · 11 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | PXP Gulf Coast Inc. |
| Production reports | 3TEC Energy Corporationthrough Feb 2001 |
| Latest permit | Saxton Petroleum CorporationDec 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 5, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 5, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2003
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 G-5-115444 | Prairie Lake, S. (Rodessa E) | 3TEC Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 3.46K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
| Hill G-5-115445 | Prairie Lake, S. (Rodessa A) | 3TEC Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 40.4K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 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 CorporationFeb 2001 → Feb 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261206-99 | Drill | Saxton Petroleum Corporation | Feb 22, 1985 | Dec 14, 1984 | Jan 1, 1985 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-115444 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-115445 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 248 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,285 | -4,037 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,590 | -4,342 |
| Buda | 5,800 | -5,552 |
| Goodland | 6,828 | -6,580 |
| Glen RoseUPPER GLENROSE | 7,460 | -7,212 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 8,816 | -8,568 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,046 | 9,059 | Perforated |
| 9,270 | 9,280 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,444 | 12.25 | 555 S |
| 4.5 | 9,365 | 8.75 | 450 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 1, 1985 | Mar 13, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-161-30968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-30968 → 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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