WELL · 42-293-32094 · DISTRICT 5

Sand Branch Gas Unit #3

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Limestone County · Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) field  · Vertical

Sand Branch Gas Unit #3 (API 42-293-32094) is a well in Limestone County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed October 17, 2008.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2019, permitted to 14,000 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

XTO Energy Inc.

Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleXTO Energy Inc.
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitXTO Energy Inc.Apr 5, 2019

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

14,000
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Apr 5, 2019
last permit issued
Oct 17, 2008
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
664K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 17, 2008
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

31.371650, -96.373925

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Limestone County.

Lease production

PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026

Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Sand Branch Gas Unit G-5-286781Farrar, SE (Pettit)Hilcorp Energy Company1012.9KApr 2019 – Jul 2026
Sand Branch Gas Unit G-5-246789Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime)XTO Energy Inc.10651KOct 2008 – Apr 2019

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 28 · prior 12 26(+8%)

0102030202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1XTO Energy Inc.Oct 2008 → Dec 2023
  2. 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
851346-99RecompletionXTO Energy Inc.Mar 21, 2019Apr 5, 2019Mar 27, 201914,000
655805-98OtherXTO Energy Inc.Jan 13, 2009Feb 28, 2008Aug 11, 200814,000
655805-99DrillXTO Energy Inc.Feb 21, 2008Feb 28, 2008Aug 11, 200814,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-5-246789————
—— G-5-286781————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 446 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
BMA7,403-6,957
Pettit8,079-7,633
Travis Peak8,357-7,911
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY CONS.10,891-10,445
CV Cons10,891-10,445
Bossier11,854-11,408
BossierBOSSIER SANDS11,854-11,408
Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME13,260-12,814

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,1008,204Perforated
11,36813,615Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,15512.25430 S
5.513,8008.751,755 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 15, 2019Jun 4, 2019—
00May 28, 2009Nov 14, 2008Yes
00May 5, 2009——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Roberts, J. B.42-293-31023

4.4 KM · Sugar Enterprises, LLC · Section with this well →

Woodbine4,330-3,868
Rodessa6,709-6,247
Base Massive Anhy6,709-6,247
Pettit7,334-6,872
Pettit7,334-6,872
Travis Peak7,605-7,143
Travis Peak7,605-7,143

Henderson, Donald42-293-31000

5.3 KM · Sandollar Oil & Gas, Inc. · Section with this well →

Nacatoch580-160
Austin Chalk3,880-3,460
Sub-Clarksville3,912-3,492
T/Woodbine4,263-3,843
Woodbine4,263-3,843
Buda4,500-4,080
Glen Rose5,670-5,250
Glen Rose5,670-5,250

15 TOPS · FIRST 8

Rita Ann42-293-31025

5.9 KM · Sugar Enterprises, LLC · Section with this well →

BMA6,691-6,213
Rodessa6,694-6,216
Pettit7,190-6,712
Travis Peak7,530-7,052

Platt Gas Unit No. 142-293-31691

6.0 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →

Pettit7,823-7,426
Travis Peak8,114-7,717
Cotton Valley9,802-9,405
Bossier10,887-10,490

Duncan, C.E.42-293-31103

6.1 KM · Sugar Enterprises, LLC · Section with this well →

Rodessa6,734-6,259
Rodessa6,734-6,259
Bexar7,130-6,655
James Lime7,174-6,699
Pine Island7,248-6,773
Pettit7,306-6,831
Pettit7,306-6,831
Travis Peak7,500-7,025

Shaw Gas Unit No. 142-293-30720

6.2 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →

Rodessa7,612-7,199
Pettit8,265-7,852
Travis Peak8,520-8,107
CVS10,445-10,032
Cotton Valley10,445-10,032
Cotton Valley10,445-10,032
Bossier11,866-11,453
Bossier11,866-11,453

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

Fowler 'A'42-293-31184

7.0 KM · Mitchell Energy Corporation · Section with this well →

Rodessa6,544-6,101
Rodesa7,050-6,607
Pettit7,098-6,655
Pettit7,098-6,655
Travis Peak7,310-6,867
Pettett7,500-7,057
Cotton Valley9,470-9,027
Cotton Valley9,492-9,049

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Lindley Gas Unit42-293-31580

7.0 KM · XTO Energy Inc. · Section with this well →

Buda4,796-4,421
Pettit7,708-7,333
Travis Peak8,002-7,627
Cotton Valley9,771-9,396
Bossier10,764-10,389

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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