WELL · 42-167-31400 · DISTRICT 3
Federal Brooks Gas Unit #1
Galveston County · Franks (Weiting Consolidated) field · Directional
Federal Brooks Gas Unit #1 (API 42-167-31400) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged November 21, 2017, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 2004, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.through Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Hunt, Hassie Exploration CompanyApr 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 21, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Federal Brooks Gas Unit G-3-209685 | Franks (Weiting, Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.18M | Jun 2005 – Dec 2017 |
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.
- 1Hunt, Hassie Exploration CompanyJun 2005 → Nov 2008
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544447-99 | Drill | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | Apr 14, 2004 | Apr 14, 2004 | Oct 30, 2004 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-209685 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,642 | 11,644 | Perforated |
| 11,654 | 11,656 | Perforated |
| 11,692 | 11,694 | Perforated |
| 11,786 | 11,788 | Perforated |
| 11,915 | 11,917 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 132 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 1,060 | 17.5 | 1,185 S |
| 9.625 | 4,400 | 12.25 | 1,340 S |
| 7 | 10,332 | 8.75 | 357 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 | Nov 29, 2005 | Aug 4, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 2005 | Jun 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 27, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-167-31400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31400 → 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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