WELL · 42-161-31298 · DISTRICT 5
McWatters T. H. #8
Freestone County · Donie (Pettit) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcwatters T. H. #8 (API 42-161-31298) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 18, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 2014, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
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.
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 | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Apr 7, 2014 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 2014
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWatters, T. H. G-5-154731 | Freestone (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.03M | Apr 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| McWatters, T. H. G-5-273070 | Donie (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 113K | Mar 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,620 · prior 12 1,888(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enserch Exploration, IncApr 1995 → Mar 1998
- 2Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 3Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Dec 2023
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 780989-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Feb 28, 2014 | Apr 7, 2014 | Mar 4, 2014 | 10,600 |
| 431903-99 | Drill | EP Operating Limited Partnership | Jan 17, 1995 | Jan 18, 1995 | Feb 15, 1995 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-154731 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-273070 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,555 | -7,086 |
| Rodessa | 7,560 | -7,091 |
| Rodessa | 7,664 | -7,195 |
| Pettit | 8,226 | -7,757 |
| Pettit | 8,227 | -7,758 |
| Travis Peak | 8,464 | -7,995 |
| Travis Peak | 8,466 | -7,997 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,335 | 8,430 | Perforated |
| 8,567 | 10,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,438 | 11 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 1,305 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 | Aug 20, 2014 | Jul 11, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Aug 25, 1995 | May 4, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 27, 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 42-161-31298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31298 → 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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