WELL · 42-213-30759 · DISTRICT 5
EP/Hinton #3
Henderson County · Tri-Cities (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
EP/Hinton #3 (API 42-213-30759) is a well in Henderson County operated by Cross Timbers Operating Company, completed January 13, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1996, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Cross Timbers Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including BMA, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Bacon, Rodessa.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Cross Timbers Operating Company
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 20, 2001
- Permits on file
- 663
- Phone
- (817) 870-2800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cross Timbers Operating Company |
| Production reports | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enserch Exploration, IncDec 5, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 954K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TCGU6 (Hinton -3) G-5-165302 | Tri-Cities (Travis Peak Lower) | Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | 1 | 0 | 942K | Jul 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| EP/Hinton G-5-157777 | Tri-Cities (Cotton Valley) | Enserch Exploration, Inc | 1 | 0 | 12.2K | Jan 1996 – Jul 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,328 · prior 12 14,348(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enserch Exploration, IncJan 1996 → Mar 1998
- 2Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 3Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Jan 2025
- 5Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCFeb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 455592-99 | Recompletion | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Nov 25, 1996 | Dec 5, 1996 | Jan 22, 1997 | 10,600 |
| 440971-99 | Drill | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Oct 17, 1995 | Oct 17, 1995 | Nov 10, 1995 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-157777 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-165302 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 416 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,486 | -7,070 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,486 | -7,070 |
| Bacon | 7,648 | -7,232 |
| Rodessa | 7,760 | -7,344 |
| PettitPETTET | 8,255 | -7,839 |
| Pettit | 8,255 | -7,839 |
| Travis Peak | 8,402 | -7,986 |
| Travis Peak | 8,405 | -7,989 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,030 | -9,614 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,690 | 9,262 | Perforated |
| 9,410 | 9,662 | Perforated |
| 9,932 | 9,990 | Perforated |
| 10,308 | 10,392 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,335 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 10,600 | 7.875 | 980 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 16, 2001 | Feb 2, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 2001 | Nov 10, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1998 | Oct 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1996 | Feb 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-213-30759 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-213-30759 → 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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