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TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-31237 · DISTRICT 05

McWatters T. H. #5

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Freestone County · Freestone (Travis Peak) field · SWR-10-Well  · Vertical

Mcwatters T. H. #5 (API 42-161-31237) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 23, 2012 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 2001, permitted to 12,170 ft.

It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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
Watch this operatorWatch Freestone County

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitXTO Energy Inc.Sep 17, 2001

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

12,170
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Sep 17, 2001
last permit issued
May 23, 2012
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
3.01M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 23, 2012
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
McWatters, T. H. G-5-149644Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.)Hilcorp Energy Company102MApr 1994 – Jul 2026
McWatters, T. H. G-5-160273Freestone (Travis Peak)Hilcorp Energy Company101.01MSep 1996 – Jul 2026
McWatters, T. H. G-5-188173Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak)XTO Energy Inc.100Mar 2002 – Feb 2006

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 26,726 · prior 12 25,961(+3%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipApr 1994 → Feb 1995
  2. 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
  3. 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
  4. 4Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
  5. 5XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Dec 2023
  6. 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
513216-99RecompletionXTO Energy Inc.Aug 30, 2001Sep 17, 2001Feb 6, 200213,500
452521-99RecompletionEnserch Exploration, IncSep 11, 1996Sep 13, 1996Feb 24, 199412,300
420809-99DrillEP Operating Limited PartnershipFeb 3, 1994Feb 3, 1994Feb 24, 199412,300

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 23, 2012McWatters T. H. G-5-160273Freestone (Travis Peak)Hilcorp Energy CompanySWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 200212,170
May 23, 2012McWatters T. H. G-5-149644Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.)Hilcorp Energy CompanyProducing12,170
Mar 24, 2002McWatters T. H. G-5-188173Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak)XTO Energy Inc.Not on Schedule—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rodessa7,540-7,076
Pettit8,205-7,741
Travis Peak8,451-7,987
Pettit8,505-8,041
Travis Peak8,541-8,077
Cotton Valley10,465-10,001
Bossier11,533-11,069

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,4648,473Perforated
8,4828,618Perforated
8,4829,025Perforated
8,7629,031Perforated
10,54411,491Perforated
10,54412,032Perforated
11,67211,812Perforated
11,67812,032Perforated
11,74111,780Perforated
11,91812,032Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6255,02512.252,005 S
712,1708.751,080 S
712,1978.751,080 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Feb 28, 2013Jun 25, 2012—
00Feb 21, 2013Jun 25, 2012—
00Sep 27, 2006Apr 19, 2006—
00Jun 18, 2002Apr 10, 2002—
00Apr 25, 2002——
00Feb 7, 1997Jan 9, 1997Yes
00Nov 15, 1996Oct 16, 1996Yes
00Oct 31, 1996——
00Oct 10, 1994Jun 24, 1994—
00Jul 18, 1994May 26, 1994Yes
00Jun 27, 1994——

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.

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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