WELL · 42-293-31646 · DISTRICT 5
Keris #10
Limestone County · Box Church (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Keris #10 (API 42-293-31646) is a well in Limestone County operated by Hilltex Operating Company LLC, completed June 29, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 11, 2005, permitted to 9,550 ft.
It was permitted by ST. Mary Land & Exploration CO. and has since transferred to Hilltex Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Rodessa, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 125
- Phone
- (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 | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Jan 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 497K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keris G-5-215775 | Box Church (Cotton Valley) | Hilltex Operating Company, LLC | 1 | 0 | 497K | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 577 · prior 12 397(+45%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Jun 2005 → Jun 2010
- 2SM Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Jun 2015
- 3Aethon Energy Operating LLCJul 2015 → Jan 2018
- 4Downs Operating Company, LLCFeb 2018 → May 2020
- 5Zenith Oil & Gas, LLCJun 2020 → Feb 2023
- 6Beehive Operating, LLCMar 2023 → Sep 2025
- 7Hilltex Operating Company, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556018-98 | Drill | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | Jan 28, 2005 | Jan 11, 2005 | — | 9,550 |
| 556018-99 | Drill | St. Mary Land & Exploration Co. | Jan 11, 2005 | Jan 11, 2005 | — | 9,550 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-215775 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 400 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,960 | -2,560 |
| Buda | 3,998 | -3,598 |
| Rodessa | 6,118 | -5,718 |
| Pettit | 6,643 | -6,243 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,710 | -8,310 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,824 | 9,762 | Perforated |
| 8,995 | 9,068 | Perforated |
| 9,129 | 9,414 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,510 | 10.75 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 9,542 | 8.75 | 1,385 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 | Sep 7, 2006 | Sep 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-293-31646 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-31646 → 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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