TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-31297 · DISTRICT 05
Bailey Gas Unit A #1
Freestone County · Farrar SE (Pettit) field · Producing · Vertical
Bailey Gas Unit A #1 (API 42-161-31297) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 22, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 2007, permitted to 9,718 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including BMA, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, James Lime.
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.May 31, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,718
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bailey Gas Unit A G-5-154184 | Farrar (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.44M | Mar 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Bailey Gas Unit 'A' G-5-230439 | Farrar, SE (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.01K | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 219 · prior 12 262(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Herd Producing Company, Inc.Mar 1995 → Dec 2000
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyJan 2001 → May 2001
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Dec 2023
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637813-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Apr 25, 2007 | May 31, 2007 | May 23, 2007 | 9,900 |
| 431702-99 | Drill | Herd Producing Company, Inc. | Jan 10, 1995 | Jan 10, 1995 | Jan 17, 1995 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 22, 2016 | Bailey Gas Unit A G-5-230439 | Farrar SE (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,718 |
| Jun 16, 2007 | Bailey Gas Unit A G-5-154184 | Farrar (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Partial Plug · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 9,718 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,778 | -7,341 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,778 | -7,341 |
| Rodessa | 7,896 | -7,459 |
| James Lime | 8,358 | -7,921 |
| Perfs Lime | 8,358 | -7,921 |
| Pettit | 8,555 | -8,118 |
| Travis Peak | 8,895 | -8,458 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,568 | 8,570 | Perforated |
| 8,621 | 8,685 | Perforated |
| 8,983 | 9,187 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,227 | 11 | 530 S |
| 4.5 | 9,708 | 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 | Dec 2, 2016 | Nov 8, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2016 | Jun 28, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2007 | Sep 4, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1995 | Apr 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 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 42-161-31297 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31297 → 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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