WELL · 42-161-33452 · DISTRICT 5
Melvin Waldrip Gas Unit II #3
Freestone County · Vertical
Melvin Waldrip Gas Unit II #3 (API 42-161-33452) is a permitted well in Freestone County filed by Xto Energy Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2006 and 2012, permitted to 14,800 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Aug 22, 2012 |
- 14,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.78M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waldrip, Melvin Gas Unit II G-5-222975 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.78M | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Waldrip, Melvin Gas Unit II G-5-266308 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Waldrip, Melvin Gas Unit II G-5-266318 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 63,549 · prior 12 68,067(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2006 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745043-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Jul 20, 2012 | Aug 22, 2012 | Jun 20, 2012 | 14,211 |
| 690440-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Jan 28, 2010 | Feb 3, 2010 | — | 14,211 |
| 611837-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jan 3, 2006 | Jan 9, 2006 | Jul 5, 2006 | 14,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-222975 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-266308 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-266318 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 459 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,900 | -7,441 |
| Pettit | 8,634 | -8,175 |
| Travis Peak | 8,893 | -8,434 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY CONS. | 11,544 | -11,085 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 13,825 | -13,366 |
| CVL | 13,825 | -13,366 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,665 | 8,790 | Perforated |
| 9,009 | 9,976 | Perforated |
| 11,558 | 14,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,416 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 7 | 12,460 | 8.75 | 1,138 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 | Feb 27, 2013 | Aug 29, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2007 | Nov 16, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-161-33452 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-33452 → 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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