WELL · 42-161-31481 · DISTRICT 5
Sneed Gas Unit #7
Freestone County · Reed (Cotton Valley SD) field · Vertical
Sneed Gas Unit #7 (API 42-161-31481) is a well in Freestone County operated by El Paso Production Company, completed June 21, 1999.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1998 and 2000, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Cotton Vly.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2006 · 248 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Company |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Oct 2015 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production CompanyMar 20, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 536K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 1999
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sneed Gas Unit G-5-171815 | Reed (Rodessa) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 95.4K | Dec 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Sneed Gas Unit G-5-179340 | Reed (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 259K | Apr 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Sneed Gas Unit G-5-168864 | Reed (Cotton Valley SD) | EL Paso Production Company | 1 | 0 | 182K | May 1998 – Apr 2000 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMay 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyMar 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Oct 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493642-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Company | Mar 30, 2000 | Mar 20, 2000 | Mar 31, 2000 | 9,871 |
| 482006-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 12, 1999 | Jan 12, 1999 | Dec 17, 1998 | 12,000 |
| 473508-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Feb 18, 1998 | Feb 18, 1998 | Mar 8, 1998 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-168864 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-171815 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-179340 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 424 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,770 | -7,346 |
| Travis Peak | 8,095 | -7,671 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,910 | -9,486 |
| Cotton Vly | 9,910 | -9,486 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,297 | 7,304 | Perforated |
| 8,183 | 8,200 | Perforated |
| 9,966 | 9,979 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,995 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 5.5 | 11,292 | 7.875 | 310 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 | Nov 29, 2000 | Oct 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1999 | Jul 15, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1999 | Jan 22, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1998 | Jun 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-161-31481 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31481 → 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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