WELL · 42-167-31347 · DISTRICT 3
Franks C. E. Gas Unit #5
Galveston County · Franks (Weiting Upper) field · Directional
Franks C. E. Gas Unit #5 (API 42-167-31347) is a well in Galveston County operated by Hunt Hassie Exploration Company, completed September 5, 2001.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2001 and 2004, permitted to 11,900 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Rycade, Bandield, Banfield, Banield.
Its 3 leases have reported 705K barrels of oil and 2.86M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 23 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Hunt Hassie Exploration Company
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2009 · 110 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hunt Hassie Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co.Mar 1, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 2001
- completed
- 705K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.86M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 2001
- 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 23 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franks /8900 Sand/ Unit O-3-6493 | Franks (8900 Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 21 | 705K | 1.2M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Franks, C. E. Gas Unit G-3-185592 | Franks (Weiting, Lower) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.65M | Sep 2001 – Jun 2009 |
| Franks, C. E. Gas Unit G-3-185591 | Franks (Weiting, Upper) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2001 – Sep 2002 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,859 · prior 12 262(+4426%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hunt, Hassie Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2008
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Oct 2016
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542634-98 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Apr 30, 2004 | Mar 1, 2004 | Apr 28, 2004 | 11,850 |
| 542634-99 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Mar 1, 2004 | Mar 1, 2004 | — | 11,850 |
| 501456-99 | Drill | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Oct 31, 2000 | Jan 16, 2001 | May 12, 2001 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-185591 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-185592 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-6493 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 49 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rycade | 10,662 | -10,613 |
| Bandield | 10,848 | -10,799 |
| Banfield | 10,848 | -10,799 |
| Banield | 10,848 | -10,799 |
| Upper Schenck | 10,945 | -10,896 |
| Lower Schenck | 11,034 | -10,985 |
| Upper Weiting | 11,250 | -11,201 |
| Lower Weiting | 11,418 | -11,369 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,944 | 8,952 | Perforated |
| 8,946 | 8,952 | Perforated |
| 11,258 | 11,264 | Perforated |
| 11,258 | 11,352 | Perforated |
| 11,274 | 11,286 | Perforated |
| 11,302 | 11,312 | Perforated |
| 11,324 | 11,328 | Perforated |
| 11,342 | 11,352 | Perforated |
| 11,419 | 11,422 | Perforated |
| 11,419 | 11,598 | Perforated |
| 11,427 | 11,440 | Perforated |
| 11,516 | 11,536 | Perforated |
| 11,552 | 11,562 | Perforated |
| 11,580 | 11,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 103 | 20 | — |
| 20 | 103 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,567 | 17.5 | 2,065 S |
| 9.625 | 9,190 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 7 | 11,748 | 8.5 | 1,040 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 23, 2007 | Sep 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2007 | Aug 9, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Aug 30, 2004 | Jun 3, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 26, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 2002 | Oct 24, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-167-31347 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31347 → 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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