WELL · 42-215-31314 · DISTRICT 4
Chestnut, F. E. #5
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Chestnut, F. E. #5 (API 42-215-31314) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Smith Production Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1983 and 2001, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Mission, Heard, K Sand, O Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.97K barrels of oil and 728K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 433
- Phone
- (281) 296-5600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Nov 2, 2001 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 3.97K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 728K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut, F. E. G-4-185848 | Tabasco (R) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 326K | Oct 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Chestnut, F. E. O-4-12904 | Tabasco (T) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 3.97K | 16.3K | Feb 2000 – Jul 2002 |
| Chestnut, F.E. G.U. G-4-107614 | Tabasco (Vicksburg 10,000) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 386K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2000 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,586 · prior 12 4,676(+62%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Jan 1999
- 3Smith Production Inc.Feb 1999 → Apr 2005
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Sep 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514920-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Oct 31, 2001 | Nov 2, 2001 | Oct 5, 2001 | 10,100 |
| 492100-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Feb 14, 2000 | Feb 17, 2000 | Jan 5, 2000 | 10,100 |
| 212924-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 31, 1983 | Sep 19, 1983 | — | 11,000 |
| 190881-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 1, 1983 | Apr 1, 1983 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-107614 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-185848 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 194 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | 5,880 | -5,686 |
| Heard | 6,110 | -5,916 |
| K Sand | 6,420 | -6,226 |
| O Sand | 6,860 | -6,666 |
| T Sand | 7,850 | -7,656 |
| X Sand | 8,710 | -8,516 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,384 | 7,394 | Perforated |
| 7,852 | 8,017 | Perforated |
| 8,140 | 8,152 | Perforated |
| 8,730 | 8,754 | Perforated |
| 9,740 | 9,844 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,016 | 17.5 | 1,935 S |
| 9.625 | 7,354 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 7 | 9,202 | 8.25 | 500 S |
| 7 | 9,202 | 8.5 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 9,510 | — | — |
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 | Jan 2, 2002 | Oct 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2000 | Feb 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1984 | Mar 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 6, 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 42-215-31314 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31314 → 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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