WELL · 42-161-31357 · DISTRICT 5
Pearlstone Unit #1
Freestone County · Silver Creek (C.v.lime) field · Producing · Directional
Pearlstone Unit #1 (API 42-161-31357) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 17, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued April 24, 1996, permitted to 17,000 ft.
It was permitted by American Cometra, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Cometra, 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 | American Cometra, Inc.Apr 24, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearlstone Unit G-5-163996 | Silver Creek (C.v.lime) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 8.78M | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,412 · prior 12 20,345(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Cometra, Inc.Feb 1997 → Nov 1997
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Dec 1997 → Feb 2005
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2005 → Dec 2023
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447346-96 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Jun 13, 1997 | Apr 24, 1996 | — | 15,478 |
| 447346-97 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Mar 20, 1997 | Apr 24, 1996 | May 16, 1996 | 15,478 |
| 447346-98 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Jul 15, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | — | 17,000 |
| 447346-99 | Drill | American Cometra, Inc. | Apr 23, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | — | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-163996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 416 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 9,010 | -8,594 |
| Travis Peak | 9,400 | -8,984 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 12,170 | -11,754 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 14,806 | -14,390 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,870 | 15,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,500 | 17.5 | 1,680 S |
| 9.625 | 9,960 | 12.25 | 1,585 S |
| 5.5 | 14,016 | 9.625 | 150 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 | Oct 1, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-161-31357 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31357 → 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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