WELL · 42-161-31653 · DISTRICT 5
Whitaker Hugh D. Gas Unit #2
Freestone County · Bear Grass (Pettit) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Whitaker Hugh D. Gas Unit #2 (API 42-161-31653) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 5, 2008 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2007, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B/Austin Chalk, T/Buda, BMA, B/Massive Anhy.
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 | XTO Energy Inc.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Dec 13, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 5, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 490K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 5, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitaker, Hugh D. Gas Unit G-5-176329 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 490K | Jan 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Whitaker, Hugh D. Gas Unit G-5-233741 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Miller Energy, Inc.Jan 2000 → Dec 2000
- 2Cross Timbers Operating CompanyJan 2001 → May 2001
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650895-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Dec 6, 2007 | Dec 13, 2007 | Jan 11, 2008 | 9,868 |
| 488994-99 | Drill | Miller Energy, Inc. | Oct 29, 1999 | Nov 2, 1999 | Nov 14, 1999 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-176329 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-233741 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 484 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Austin Chalk | 4,530 | -4,046 |
| T/Buda | 5,330 | -4,846 |
| BMA | 7,950 | -7,466 |
| B/Massive Anhy | 7,950 | -7,466 |
| T/Pettit | 8,706 | -8,222 |
| T/Travis Peak | 9,050 | -8,566 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,790 | 9,019 | Perforated |
| 9,087 | 9,632 | Perforated |
| 9,268 | 9,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,327 | 11 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 9,867 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Mar 27, 2008 | Feb 29, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 19, 2000 | Feb 22, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-161-31653 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31653 → 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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