WELL · 42-289-31203 · DISTRICT 5
Hunter Gas Unit #5
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Vertical
Hunter Gas Unit #5 (API 42-289-31203) is a well in Leon County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed June 23, 1994.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 2014, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Cvs.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Sep 12, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 736K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunter Gas Unit G-5-171987 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 658K | Jan 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Hunter Gas Unit G-5-275774 | Bear Grass (Pettit) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Hunter Gas Unit G-5-151770 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Lime) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 77.7K | Jun 1994 – Jan 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,432 · prior 12 7,923(+44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 1994 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → Nov 2008
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Dec 2023
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 793860-99 | Recompletion | XTO Energy Inc. | Aug 11, 2014 | Sep 12, 2014 | Oct 13, 2014 | 14,880 |
| 481912-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 6, 1999 | Jan 12, 1999 | Dec 22, 1998 | 15,000 |
| 420605-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 27, 1994 | Jan 27, 1994 | Mar 4, 1994 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-151770 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-171987 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-275774 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,973 |
| Travis Peak | 9,382 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 12,052 |
| CVS | 12,052 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 14,202 |
| CVL | 14,202 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,997 | 9,156 | Perforated |
| 9,486 | 10,164 | Perforated |
| 10,068 | 10,164 | Perforated |
| 14,296 | 14,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 5,594 | 14.75 | 2,105 S |
| 7.625 | 13,485 | 9.625 | 2,300 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 | Feb 12, 2015 | Jan 12, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2015 | Jan 12, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1999 | Feb 16, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1994 | Jul 21, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 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 42-289-31203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31203 → 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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