WELL · 42-161-31409 · DISTRICT 5
Ham Gas Unit #8
Freestone County · Teague (Travis Peak Lower) field · Vertical
Ham Gas Unit #8 (API 42-161-31409) is a well in Freestone County operated by Texaco E & P Inc., completed June 23, 1997.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1997, permitted to 11,250 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Rodessa, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Permits on file
- 3,332
- Phone
- (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Feb 11, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.98M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ham Gas Unit G-5-163828 | Teague (TP-CV Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.78M | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Ham Gas Unit G-5-163832 | Teague (Travis Peak, Lower) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 199K | Jun 1997 – May 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jun 1997 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Apr 2023
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2025 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458138-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Feb 3, 1997 | Feb 11, 1997 | Apr 17, 1997 | 11,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-163828 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-163832 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 487 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 4,062 | -3,575 |
| Paluxy | 5,917 | -5,430 |
| Rodessa | 7,439 | -6,952 |
| Travis Peak | 8,216 | -7,729 |
| Travis PeakTRAVIS PEAK, LOWER | 9,842 | -9,355 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,220 | -9,733 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,528 | 8,730 | Perforated |
| 8,882 | 9,052 | Perforated |
| 8,887 | 9,050 | Perforated |
| 9,228 | 9,372 | Perforated |
| 9,842 | 9,987 | Perforated |
| 10,370 | 10,414 | Perforated |
| 10,676 | 10,696 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 40 | — | — |
| 14 | 60 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,527 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.875 | 11,121 | 7.875 | 681 S |
| 2.875 | 11,138 | 7.875 | 1,850 S |
| 14 | — | — | — |
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 26, 2000 | Sep 21, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1997 | Jan 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1997 | Jul 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 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 42-161-31409 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31409 → 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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