TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · FOUNTAIN LEASE · API 42-289-31228 · DISTRICT 05
Fountain #1
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Directional
Fountain #1 (API 42-289-31228) is a well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 21, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 26, 1995, permitted to 14,379 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Bossier, Reef.
Its lease has reported 1 barrels of oil and 11.5M mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; 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
- 3,458
- 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 | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerOct 26, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,379
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 1996
- completed
- 1
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain G-5-159658 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 1 | 11.5M | Apr 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 43,590 · prior 12 45,408(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 1996 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441304-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 12, 1995 | Oct 26, 1995 | Dec 26, 1995 | 15,600 |
| 441304-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 26, 1995 | Oct 26, 1995 | — | 15,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1996 | Fountain G-5-159658 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 14,379 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 483 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SD | 12,132 | -11,649 |
| BossierBOSSIER SD | 13,130 | -12,647 |
| Reef | 14,228 | -13,745 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,238 | 14,358 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 5,477 | 14.75 | 2,710 S |
| 7.625 | 13,674 | 9.875 | 1,300 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. 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 | Sep 18, 1996 | May 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-289-31228 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31228 → 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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