TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · KING, GAIL LEASE · API 42-289-31883 · DISTRICT 05
King Gail #50H
Leon County · Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) field · Producing · Horizontal
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) · Bear Grass (Pettit) · Bear Grass (Travis Peak)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
King Gail #50H (API 42-289-31883) is a horizontal well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 22, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 2010, permitted to 14,324 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles, Bossier.
Its lease has reported 5 barrels of oil and 5M mcf of gas since November 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; 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 | XTO Energy Inc.Aug 31, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,324
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2010
- last permit issued
- Nov 22, 2010
- completed
- 5
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 22, 2010
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| King, Gail G-5-261237 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 5 | 5M | Nov 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 41,243 · prior 12 43,689(-6%)
Wells named King Gail
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Leon County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2010 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699885-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jul 29, 2010 | Aug 31, 2010 | Sep 11, 2010 | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 22, 2010 | King Gail G-5-261237 | Bear Grass (Cotton Valley Cons) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 14,324 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 392 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,717 | -8,325 |
| Travis Peak | 8,993 | -8,601 |
| Knowles | 11,810 | -11,418 |
| BossierBOSSIER A | 12,829 | -12,437 |
| CVL | 14,125 | -13,733 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,660 | 17,703 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,180 | 12.25 | 1,540 S |
| 7 | 14,740 | 8.75 | 1,845 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 | Nov 4, 2011 | Jan 20, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-289-31883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31883 → 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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