TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · HILL, VELLA LEASE · API 42-251-31519 · DISTRICT 7C
Hill Vella #1H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Hill Vella #1H (API 42-251-31519) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed July 23, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 2007, permitted to 8,213 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Bend, Hood.
Its lease has reported 1.71M mcf of gas since July 2007, last reporting volume in May 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough May 2026 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Mar 1, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,213
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.71M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 2007 THROUGH MAY 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2007
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2026
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, Vella G-13-236876 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.71M | Jul 2007 – May 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,538 · prior 12 1,439(+7%)
Wells named Hill Vella
Upp Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Johnson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Jul 2007 → Dec 2016
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2017 → Mar 2019
- 3Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → May 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633476-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Feb 13, 2007 | Mar 1, 2007 | Mar 12, 2007 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2007 | Hill Vella G-13-236876 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Jun 1, 2026 | 8,213 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,451 | 11,665 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,831 | 12.25 | 845 S |
| 5.5 | 11,810 | 8.75 | 1,340 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 28, 2008 | Jan 17, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-251-31519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-31519 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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