TEXAS · WELLS · HOCKLEY COUNTY · ELLWOOD "A" LEASE · API 42-219-37208 · DISTRICT 7B
Ellwood A #187H
Hockley County · Smyer field · Shut In · Horizontal
Ellwood A #187H (API 42-219-37208) is a horizontal well in Hockley County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 24, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 29, 2011, permitted to 5,890 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, 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 | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationSep 29, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,890
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 2017
- 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
- Feb 24, 2017
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725092-98 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jun 11, 2014 | Sep 29, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 | 6,100 |
| 725092-99 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Sep 27, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 | Oct 25, 2011 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 24, 2017 | Ellwood A O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2017 | 5,890 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,391 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,025 | 1,366 |
| Yates | 2,591 | 800 |
| San Andres | 3,754 | -363 |
| Glorieta | 5,127 | -1,736 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,779 | -2,388 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,168 | 10,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,083 | 12.25 | 835 S |
| 5.5 | 10,407 | 7.875 | 1,650 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 | Aug 29, 2017 | Aug 14, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2014 | Sep 3, 2013 | Yes |
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 42-219-37208 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-219-37208 → 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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