TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · MCWATTERS, T. H. LEASE · API 42-161-31070 · DISTRICT 05
McWatters T. H. #2
Freestone County · Freestone (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcwatters T. H. #2 (API 42-161-31070) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 4, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 21, 1988, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anhydrite, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 1.73K barrels of oil and 2.21M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyApr 21, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 21, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 4, 2002
- completed
- 1.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 4, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWatters, T. H. G-5-129030 | Freestone (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 1.73K | 2.21M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,422 · prior 12 1,240(+15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 4Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Dec 2023
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335339-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Sep 1, 1987 | Apr 21, 1988 | — | 13,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 4, 2002 | McWatters T. H. G-5-129030 | Freestone (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 473 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 7,454 | -6,981 |
| Rodessa | 7,775 | -7,302 |
| Pettit | 8,243 | -7,770 |
| Travis Peak | 8,480 | -8,007 |
| Travis Peak | 8,788 | -8,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,569 | 9,037 | Perforated |
| 8,569 | 10,443 | Perforated |
| 10,406 | 10,443 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 990 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 10,700 | 7.875 | 950 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 17, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1995 | Feb 3, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1988 | Nov 10, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-161-31070 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31070 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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