WELL · 42-289-31257 · DISTRICT 5
Bearcat Unit #1
Leon County · Grassy Lake (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Directional
Bearcat Unit #1 (API 42-289-31257) is a plugged well in Leon County, plugged May 16, 2025, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 6, 1997, permitted to 17,200 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cotton Valley.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; 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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2022 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.72M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bearcat Unit G-5-166738 | Grassy Lake (Cotton Valley Lime) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 5.72M | Aug 1997 – May 2025 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanySep 1997 → Apr 1999
- 2Myung and Associates, Inc.May 1999 → May 2000
- 3Tidy Energy Resources Inc.Jun 2000 → Jan 2003
- 4Paragon Energy, Inc.Feb 2003 → Jun 2008
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2008 → Apr 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458257-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 27, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | — | 17,200 |
| 458257-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 6, 1997 | Feb 9, 1997 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-166738 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 377 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 16,034 | -15,657 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 16,610 | 16,685 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,630 | 17.5 | 1,590 S |
| 9.625 | 10,166 | 12.25 | 2,868 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 | Mar 13, 1998 | Oct 27, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-289-31257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31257 → 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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