WELL · 42-161-31900 · DISTRICT 5
Burgher-Neal Unit #1
Freestone County · Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Burgher-Neal Unit #1 (API 42-161-31900) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 14, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 2000, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Taylor, Moore Sand, Shelly Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 10, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 14, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 827K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 14, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burgher-Neal Unit G-5-181676 | Dowdy Ranch (Cotton Valley) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 827K | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,540 · prior 12 26,649(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Apr 2001 → Feb 2005
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2005 → Dec 2023
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500421-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Oct 5, 2000 | Oct 10, 2000 | Nov 3, 2000 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-181676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 11,550 | -11,110 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 12,800 | -12,360 |
| Moore Sand | 12,950 | -12,510 |
| Shelly Sand | 13,200 | -12,760 |
| Bonner Sand | 13,350 | -12,910 |
| York Sand | 13,500 | -13,060 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,314 | 13,324 | Perforated |
| 13,466 | 13,502 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,510 | 12.25 | 1,315 S |
| 7 | 12,510 | 8.75 | 768 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 | Jul 19, 2001 | May 14, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 2001 | Feb 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-161-31900 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31900 → 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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