TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · API 42-161-32559 · DISTRICT 05
Fails Gas Unit #8
Freestone County · Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Fails Gas Unit #8 (API 42-161-32559) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 6, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 5, 2003, permitted to 12,765 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 BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Its 2 leases have reported 320 barrels of oil and 1.79M mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Feb 5, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,765
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 2007
- completed
- 320
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fails Gas Unit G-5-196057 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 320 | 1.79M | Apr 2003 – Apr 2026 |
| Fails Gas Unit G-5-196056 | Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2003 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,138 · prior 12 4,397(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Apr 2003 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528073-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Mar 3, 2003 | Feb 5, 2003 | — | 13,500 |
| 528073-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Feb 4, 2003 | Feb 5, 2003 | Feb 16, 2003 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 2007 | Fails Gas Unit G-5-196057 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 12,765 |
| Apr 17, 2003 | Fails Gas Unit G-5-196056 | Oaks (Cotton Valley-Travis Peak) | XTO Energy Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,329 | -6,890 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,984 | -7,545 |
| Pettit | 7,984 | -7,545 |
| Travis Peak | 8,188 | -7,749 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,185 | -9,746 |
| Cotton Valleysd. | 10,185 | -9,746 |
| Bossier | 11,267 | -10,828 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 12,423 | -11,984 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,088 | 11,300 | Perforated |
| 11,440 | 11,585 | Perforated |
| 11,440 | 12,612 | Perforated |
| 12,497 | 12,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 905 | 12.25 | 330 S |
| 7 | 11,310 | 8.75 | 950 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 25, 2008 | Nov 5, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2006 | Apr 28, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2003 | Jun 9, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-161-32559 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-32559 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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