TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · HICKEY, BILLY LEASE · API 42-251-32323 · DISTRICT 7C
Hickey Billy #8H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Hickey Billy #8H (API 42-251-32323) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed March 31, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 26, 2007, permitted to 6,565 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 32.2K mcf of gas since March 2008, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 93
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Dec 2008 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Oct 26, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,565
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2007
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2008 THROUGH Dec 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2008
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2009
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hickey, Billy G-13-246119 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 0 | 32.2K | Mar 2008 – Dec 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Mar 2008 → Dec 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648215-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Oct 29, 2007 | Oct 26, 2007 | Nov 5, 2007 | 9,000 |
| 648215-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Oct 22, 2007 | Oct 26, 2007 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2008 | Hickey Billy G-13-246119 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2009 | 6,565 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 974 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 6,007 | -5,033 |
| Marble FallsLOWER MARBLE FALLS | 6,390 | -5,416 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,499 | -5,525 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,800 | 7,270 | Perforated |
| 7,385 | 7,855 | Perforated |
| 7,970 | 8,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,186 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 8,517 | 7.875 | 920 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 | Apr 22, 2009 | May 22, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-251-32323 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-32323 → 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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