WELL · 42-161-34230 · DISTRICT 5
Butler Gas Unit #16
Freestone County · Vertical
Butler Gas Unit #16 (API 42-161-34230) is a permitted well in Freestone County filed by Xto Energy Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 2008 and 2016, permitted to 13,200 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles.
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.Dec 7, 2016 |
- 13,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 2016
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 188K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2009 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-254639 | Teague (CV-Bossier Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 134K | Dec 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-266239 | Teague (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 50.1K | Mar 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-282198 | Teague (Pettit B) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.84K | Nov 2016 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 396 · prior 12 431(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2009 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820344-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Nov 14, 2016 | Dec 7, 2016 | Nov 30, 2016 | 11,917 |
| 751874-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Nov 20, 2012 | Dec 5, 2012 | — | 11,917 |
| 730626-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Dec 23, 2011 | Jan 6, 2012 | Dec 14, 2011 | 11,917 |
| 666452-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jul 10, 2008 | Jul 30, 2008 | Nov 25, 2009 | 13,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-254639 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-266239 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-282198 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 537 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,431 | -6,894 |
| Pettit | 8,099 | -7,562 |
| Travis Peak | 8,326 | -7,789 |
| Knowles | 10,481 | -9,944 |
| Bossier | 11,355 | -10,818 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,116 | 8,300 | Perforated |
| 8,632 | 8,772 | Perforated |
| 11,375 | 11,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,075 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 11,917 | 8.75 | 1,240 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 | Jun 15, 2017 | Dec 12, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2013 | Jun 26, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 2010 | Feb 1, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 19, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-161-34230 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-34230 → 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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