WELL · 42-173-31868 · DISTRICT 8
Hoelscher Fred J. #2
Glasscock County · St. Lawrence (Wichita) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Hoelscher Fred J. #2 (API 42-173-31868) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed August 29, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 1985, permitted to 7,570 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Dewey Lake, Silado, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 28.2K barrels of oil and 169K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Jul 1, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,570
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 1, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 1985
- completed
- 28.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 169K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 1985
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoelscher, Fred J. O-10-30130 | St. Lawrence (Wichita) | XTO Energy Inc. | 2 | 28.2K | 169K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,012 · prior 12 14,921(-40%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 874 · prior 12 1,028(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Jun 1997
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationJun 2003 → Jun 2003
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 279245-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jun 28, 1985 | Jul 1, 1985 | Jul 20, 1985 | 7,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 1985 | Hoelscher Fred J. O-10-30130 | St. Lawrence (Wichita) | XTO Energy Inc. | Shut IN · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 7,570 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,710 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dewey Lake | 845 | 1,865 |
| Silado | 1,252 | 1,458 |
| Yates | 1,885 | 825 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,002 | 708 |
| Queen | 2,510 | 200 |
| San Andres | 2,954 | -244 |
| Leonard | 5,063 | -2,353 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,237 | -3,527 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 6,760 | -4,050 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 7,334 | -4,624 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,352 | 7,455 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 472 | 12.25 | 183 S |
| 7.625 | 3,005 | 8.75 | 500 S |
| 5 | 7,569 | 6.5 | 1,110 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 | Oct 11, 1985 | Sep 27, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-173-31868 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31868 → 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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