TEXAS · WELLS · HOCKLEY COUNTY · ELLWOOD "A" LEASE · API 42-219-36111 · DISTRICT 7B
Ellwood A #181
Hockley County · Smyer field · Shut In · Horizontal
Ellwood A #181 (API 42-219-36111) is a horizontal well in Hockley County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 25, 2003 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 2003, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Red Beds, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 6.4M barrels of oil and 726K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 161 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationAug 19, 2003 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 25, 2003
- completed
- 6.4M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 726K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 25, 2003
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2021
- 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 161 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellwood "A" O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | 161 | 6.4M | 726K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 38,982 · prior 12 47,545(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,571 · prior 12 355(+343%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Nov 2024
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534537-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jul 24, 2003 | Aug 19, 2003 | — | 7,650 |
| 528548-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Feb 18, 2003 | Feb 18, 2003 | Feb 13, 2003 | 7,600 |
| 426624-99 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Aug 4, 1994 | Aug 5, 1994 | Aug 10, 1994 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2003 | Ellwood A O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 6,000 |
| Mar 25, 2003 | Ellwood A O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 6,000 |
| Sep 1, 1994 | Ellwood A O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,412 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Beds | 300 | 3,112 |
| Yates | 2,590 | 822 |
| San Andres | 3,810 | -398 |
| Glorieta | 5,235 | -1,823 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,805 | 6,846 | Open hole |
| 5,810 | 5,822 | Perforated |
| 5,810 | 5,981 | Perforated |
| 5,841 | 5,846 | Perforated |
| 5,883 | 5,927 | Perforated |
| 5,957 | 5,981 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 408 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,590 | 7.875 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 5,990 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jan 7, 2005 | Jun 11, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 22, 2004 | Oct 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1994 | Oct 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-219-36111 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-219-36111 → 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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