TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · FAILS GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-161-33858 · DISTRICT 05
Fails Gas Unit #21
Freestone County · Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Fails Gas Unit #21 (API 42-161-33858) is a well in Freestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 27, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 2007, permitted to 11,550 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
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.
- 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 | XTO Energy Inc.through Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Apr 4, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 758K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2007
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2016
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fails Gas Unit G-5-230118 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 758K | Jul 2007 – 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.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2007 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 634442-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Mar 1, 2007 | Apr 4, 2007 | Jun 11, 2007 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2007 | Fails Gas Unit G-5-230118 | Freestone (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 11,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 423 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,175 | -6,752 |
| Pettit | 7,824 | -7,401 |
| Travis Peak | 8,047 | -7,624 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 10,264 | -9,841 |
| CV Base | 11,133 | -10,710 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,288 | 11,370 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 952 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 5.5 | 11,550 | 8.75 | 1,948 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 | Oct 24, 2007 | Aug 21, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 17, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-161-33858 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-33858 → 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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