WELL · 42-161-31289 · DISTRICT 5
Eppes Fred R. #3
Freestone County · Freestone (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Eppes Fred R. #3 (API 42-161-31289) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 20, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1994, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Limited Partnership; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.through Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating Limited PartnershipNov 17, 1994 |
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
- Nov 17, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1995
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppes, Fred R. G-5-153456 | Freestone (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.38M | Jan 1995 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Enserch Exploration, IncJan 1995 → Mar 1998
- 2Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 3Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430163-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Nov 17, 1994 | Nov 17, 1994 | Dec 2, 1994 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-153456 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rodessa | 7,512 | -7,048 |
| Pettit | 8,180 | -7,716 |
| Travis Peak | 8,417 | -7,953 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,467 | 9,594 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,570 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 10,585 | 7.875 | 1,210 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 5, 1995 | Feb 9, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-161-31289 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31289 → 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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