WELL · 42-167-31544 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 118 #7
Galveston County · High Island field · Producing · Directional
State Tract 118 #7 (API 42-167-31544) is a well in Galveston County operated by Big Lake Corporation, completed September 11, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 2022, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,Inc and has since transferred to Big Lake Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Pliocene - Disposal, San Miguel.
Its lease has reported 47.5K barrels of oil and 1.94K mcf of gas since September 2022, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 49 permits on file · (214) 725-9100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Big Lake Corporation |
| Production reports | Big Lake Corporationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incJun 27, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 2022
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 2022
- completed
- 47.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.94K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
29.540157, -94.418424
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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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 118 O-3-28007 | High Island | Big Lake Corporation | 1 | 47.5K | 1.94K | Sep 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,131 · prior 12 11,643(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,incSep 2022 → Dec 2025
- 2Big Lake CorporationJan 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 881480-99 | Drill | Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc | Jun 22, 2022 | Jun 27, 2022 | Jul 27, 2022 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-28007 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)UPPER MIOCENE | 5,670 | -5,667 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIDDLE MIOCENE | 6,790 | -6,787 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)LOWER MIOCENE | 8,382 | -8,379 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — | — |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,365 | 9,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 9,481 | 8.75 | 1,315 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 6, 2023 | Oct 18, 2022 | Yes |
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 42-167-31544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31544 → 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 5 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Cade, E. K.42-167-31548
2.1 KM · Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Section with this well →
| Clay - Surface | 1,500 | -1,499 |
| Pliocene - Disposal | 1,750 | -1,749 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,310 | -3,309 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 6,220 | -6,219 |
| San Miguel | — | |
| Frio | — |
Cade, E.K.42-167-31482
2.3 KM · Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Section with this well →
| Gumbo | 1 | 1 |
| Sand/Shale | 1,400 | -1,398 |
| Shale | 5,500 | -5,498 |
| Sand / Shale | 6,050 | -6,048 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 7,964 | -7,962 |
| Sand | 8,060 | -8,058 |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Roberts & Mueller42-167-31542
2.7 KM · Houston Oil Prod Enterprises,inc · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 6,190 | -6,187 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 7,310 | -7,307 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 8,880 | -8,877 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| San Miguel | — | |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — |
Barrow Heritage Ranch, LP42-071-32630
12.1 KM · Forza Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 7,950 | -7,948 |
| Frio | 11,460 | -11,458 |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Seabreeze - Disposal | — | |
| Pliocene-Miocene - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
Barrow Heritage Ranch et AL42-071-32666
15.3 KM · Zachry Exploration, LLC · Section with this well →
| Het | 7,916 | -7,908 |
| Frio | 9,019 | -9,011 |
| Frio | 9,294 | -9,286 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Seabreeze - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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