TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-31178 · DISTRICT 05
Vestal Gas Unit No. 1 #1
Freestone County · Farrar SE (Pettit) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Vestal Gas Unit NO. 1 #1 (API 42-161-31178) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 13, 2008 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 2008, permitted to 10,320 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.Jul 25, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,320
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 2008
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 2008
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vestal Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-142130 | Farrar (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.08M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Vestal Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-242995 | Farrar, SE (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 957 · prior 12 855(+12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Herd Producing Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2001 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 666216-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 25, 2008 | Jul 22, 2008 | 10,320 |
| 396860-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Dec 15, 2003 | Feb 20, 1992 | — | 10,320 |
| 396860-99 | Drill | Herd Producing Company, Inc. | Feb 20, 1992 | Feb 20, 1992 | Feb 24, 1992 | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 13, 2008 | Vestal Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-242995 | Farrar SE (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | SWR-10-Well · shut in Sep 1, 2008 | 10,320 |
| Sep 13, 2008 | Vestal Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-142130 | Farrar (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,320 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 499 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,872 | -7,373 |
| Rodessa | 7,960 | -7,461 |
| James Lime | 8,490 | -7,991 |
| Pettit | 8,630 | -8,131 |
| Transition | 8,892 | -8,393 |
| Travis Peak | 9,882 | -9,383 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,706 | 8,852 | Perforated |
| 9,010 | 9,419 | Perforated |
| 9,080 | 9,419 | Perforated |
| 9,080 | 9,421 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,281 | 11 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 10,320 | 7.875 | 670 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 | Jan 10, 2009 | Oct 23, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 6, 2009 | Oct 23, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2001 | Aug 10, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Sep 18, 1992 | Aug 17, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-161-31178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31178 → 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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