WELL · 42-289-31000 · DISTRICT 5

McAshan #3

Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Directional · Sidetrack

Mcashan #3 (API 42-289-31000) is a well in Leon County operated by Hilltex Operating Company LLC, completed July 30, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2003, permitted to 16,000 ft.

It was permitted by Finley Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilltex Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak, Bossier.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilltex Operating Company LLC

Permitted by Finley Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 125 permits on file · (940) 549-5356

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Hilltex Operating Company LLC
Production reports	Hilltex Operating Company, LLCthrough Mar 2026
Latest permit	EL Paso Production CompanyAug 19, 2003

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

16,000: total depth, ft
4: permits on file
Aug 19, 2003: last permit issued
Jul 30, 2005: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
12.9M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: ON SCHEDULE
Completed: Jul 30, 2005
Shut in: —
Plugged: —

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X

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
McAshan G-5-131097	Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime)	Hilltex Operating Company, LLC	1	0	12.9M	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 43,738 · prior 12 52,393(-17%)

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Dec 1999
3EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Jul 2006
4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
5Finley Resources, Inc.Mar 2008 → Dec 2014
6Layline Energy I LLCNov 2016 → Dec 2019
7Vinland Texas Services LLCJan 2020 → Jun 2024
8Beehive Operating, LLCJul 2024 → Sep 2025
9Hilltex Operating Company, LLCOct 2025 → Mar 2026

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
534575-98	Recompletion	Finley Resources, Inc.	Nov 20, 2009	Aug 19, 2003	Jun 21, 2005	14,600
534575-99	Recompletion	EL Paso Production Company	Jul 24, 2003	Aug 19, 2003	Jun 21, 2005	14,900
458080-99	Recompletion · sidetrack	Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler	Jan 31, 1997	Jan 31, 1997	Feb 18, 1997	14,900
349245-99	Drill	Grace Petroleum Corp.	Jul 22, 1988	Jul 22, 1988	—	16,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-5-131097	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 543 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Rodessa	8,270	-7,727
Pettit	9,010	-8,467
Travis Peak	9,310	-8,767
BossierBOSSIER SHALE	13,000	-12,457
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME	14,141	-13,598
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME	14,160	-13,617
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LM.	14,160	-13,617
Travis Peak	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
14,158	14,706	Perforated
14,167	14,252	Perforated
14,168	14,178	Perforated
14,184	14,194	Perforated
14,192	14,209	Perforated
14,196	14,216	Perforated
14,380	14,400	Perforated
14,410	14,461	Perforated
14,420	14,430	Perforated
14,426	14,432	Perforated
14,430	14,450	Perforated
14,466	14,474	Perforated
14,651	14,660	Perforated
14,677	14,706	Perforated
14,678	14,690	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	5,600	14.75	3,475 S
5	12,694	6.5	630 S
7.625	13,500	9.875	1,100 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jan 14, 2010	Mar 8, 2006	—
Aug 25, 1997	Jun 18, 1997	Yes
Jul 20, 1989	Jun 26, 1989	—
Jul 13, 1989	Apr 12, 1989	Yes
Jul 8, 1989	—	—

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 42-289-31000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-289-31000 → 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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