TEXAS · WELLS · HARRIS COUNTY · HILLEGEIST, E LEASE · API 42-201-00272 · DISTRICT 03
Hillegeist E #1
Harris County · Tomball (Miocene 3150) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hillegeist E #1 (API 42-201-00272) is a well in Harris County operated by Tortuga Operating Company, completed September 6, 1985 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1985, permitted to 5,600 ft.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 92
- Phone
- (713) 680-3600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Tortuga Operating CompanyApr 11, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1985
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillegeist, E G-3-118162 | Tomball (Miocene 3150) | Tortuga Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271800-99 | Recompletion | Tortuga Operating Company | Feb 25, 1985 | Apr 11, 1985 | — | 5,597 |
| 55922-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Inc. | Aug 3, 1979 | Aug 3, 1979 | Aug 21, 1979 | 5,589 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6, 1985 | Hillegeist E G-3-118162 | Tomball (Miocene 3150) | Tortuga Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 5,600 |
| Oct 27, 1981 | Hilligiest E. Tr. 1 G-3-96042 | Tomball (Petrich NW.) | Tortuga Operating Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Hillegeist E. Tr. 1 G-3-8581 | Tomball (Sid Moore) | Texaco Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Hillegeist E. TR.1 G-3-44384 | Tomball (Petrich NW.) | Texaco Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,860 | 2,863 | Perforated |
| 5,526 | 5,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,119 | 15 | 506 S |
| 10.75 | 1,119 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,131 | 14.75 | 506 S |
| 2.875 | 5,400 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,510 | — | — |
| 7 | 5,520 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 7 | 5,520 | 9.875 | 300 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 9, 1985 | Sep 20, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 6, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-201-00272 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-00272 → 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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