WELL · 42-167-31373 · DISTRICT 3
Franks /8900 Sand/ Unit #4
Galveston County · Directional
Franks /8900 Sand/ Unit #4 (API 42-167-31373) is a permitted well in Galveston County filed by Hilcorp Energy Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2003 and 2025, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 705K barrels of oil and 1.89M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 22 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyJun 24, 2025 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2025
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 705K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
29.371808, -95.058966
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Galveston County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 22 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 |
| Gordon G-3-196894 | Franks (Weiting, Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 684K | Jul 2003 – Aug 2025 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 908798-98 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Nov 18, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | — | 15,000 |
| 908798-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jun 23, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | — | 15,000 |
| 528967-97 | Drill | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | May 16, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | — | 13,800 |
| 528967-99 | Drill | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Feb 27, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | May 14, 2003 | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-196894 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-6493 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,264 | 11,266 | Perforated |
| 11,284 | 11,286 | Perforated |
| 11,306 | 11,308 | Perforated |
| 11,344 | 11,349 | Perforated |
| 11,378 | 11,381 | Perforated |
| 11,468 | 11,471 | Perforated |
| 11,479 | 11,482 | Perforated |
| 11,500 | 11,508 | Perforated |
| 11,538 | 11,541 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18.625 | 1,010 | 22 | 1,040 S |
| 13.375 | 4,455 | 17.5 | 2,220 S |
| 9.625 | 9,892 | 12.25 | 920 S |
| 7 | 11,841 | 8.5 | 600 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 13, 2026 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 2004 | Mar 15, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 2003 | Aug 25, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-167-31373 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31373 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well has no tops filed, so it cannot anchor a section; its neighbours can.
Gordon42-167-31374
0.0 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 8,944 | -8,931 |
| Rycade | 10,810 | -10,797 |
| Banfield | 11,013 | -11,000 |
| Weiting | 11,480 | -11,467 |
Gordon42-167-31411
0.1 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →
| Pliocene - Disposal | 1,414 | -1,402 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,130 | -3,118 |
| Frio | 5,193 | -5,181 |
| Frio | 8,944 | -8,932 |
| Frio | 8,944 | -8,932 |
| Rycade | 10,741 | -10,729 |
| Banfield | 10,933 | -10,921 |
| San Miguel | — |
Gordon42-167-31366
0.1 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →
| Upper Schenck | 10,918 | -10,905 |
| Banfield | 11,100 | -11,087 |
| Upper Weiting | 11,250 | -11,237 |
| Lower Weiting | 11,568 | -11,555 |
Federal Delange Gas Unit42-167-31391
0.2 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 8,958 | -8,946 |
| Schenck | 10,862 | -10,850 |
| Weiting | 11,188 | -11,176 |
Franks, C. E., Gas Unit #142-167-01951
0.8 KM · Placid Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Rycade | 10,592 | -10,574 |
| Banfield | 10,780 | -10,762 |
| Schenck | 10,870 | -10,852 |
| Upper Wieting | 11,170 | -11,152 |
| Upper Weiting | 11,170 | -11,152 |
| Lower Weiting | 11,335 | -11,317 |
Stewart Unit42-167-31541
4.6 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Top of Anuac | 7,016 | -6,995 |
| Top of Anhuac | 7,016 | -6,995 |
| Het | 7,793 | -7,772 |
| Big Gas Sand | 8,799 | -8,778 |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — | |
| San Miguel | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Sunny Ernst GU 142-167-31352
4.8 KM · Southern Mineral Corporation · Section with this well →
| Anahauc | 7,010 | -6,991 |
| Frio | 9,230 | -9,211 |
| U.houston Farms | 10,760 | -10,741 |
| U. Houston Farms | 10,760 | -10,741 |
| Banfield | 12,062 | -12,043 |
| U.andrau | 14,290 | -14,271 |
| U. Andrau | 14,290 | -14,271 |
| L. Andrau | 14,610 | -14,591 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
William Rubel42-167-31533
7.9 KM · Hilcorp Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 6,607 | -6,596 |
| San Miguel | 7,306 | -7,295 |
| Frio | — | |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — |
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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