WELL · 42-165-03008 · DISTRICT 8
Riley T. S. Estate B #7 H
Gaines County · Russell North (Devonian) field · Horizontal
Riley T. S. Estate B #7 H (API 42-165-03008) is a horizontal well in Gaines County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 24, 2003.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 2004, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Platinum Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tubb, L/Clearfork, Pennsylvanian, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 1.22M barrels of oil and 218K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Platinum Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Platinum Exploration Inc.May 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 24, 2003
- completed
- 1.22M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 218K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 24, 2003
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley, T. S. Estate "B" O-11-8449 | Russell, North (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 14 | 1.22M | 218K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,109 · prior 12 4,212(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,242 · prior 12 2,079(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Maynard Oil Co.Sep 1993 → May 2003
- 3Platinum Exploration Inc.Jun 2003 → Nov 2005
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2005 → Mar 2025
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543567-99 | Recompletion | Platinum Exploration Inc. | Mar 23, 2004 | May 27, 2004 | Jun 24, 2004 | 12,500 |
| 538493-99 | Reenter | Platinum Exploration Inc. | Nov 12, 2003 | Jan 12, 2004 | Sep 17, 2003 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-8449 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-8449 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,533 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tubb | 8,030 | -4,497 |
| L/Clearfork | 8,151 | -4,618 |
| Pennsylvanian | 10,074 | -6,541 |
| Mississippian | 10,388 | -6,855 |
| Mississippian | 10,393 | -6,860 |
| Woodford | 10,863 | -7,330 |
| Woodford | 10,865 | -7,332 |
| Devonian | 10,955 | -7,422 |
| Devonian | 10,961 | -7,428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,972 | 11,115 | Open hole |
| 10,972 | 12,355 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 390 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,929 | 11 | 3,200 S |
| 5.5 | 10,972 | 7.875 | 825 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 | Apr 26, 2011 | Jan 26, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 2009 | Jun 9, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2009 | Jun 9, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2009 | Jun 9, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-03008 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-03008 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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