TEXAS · WELLS · LIMESTONE COUNTY · SHORTER, N. E. GAS UNIT NO. 1 LEASE · API 42-293-32124 · DISTRICT 05
Shorter N. E. Gas Unit No. 1 #15
Limestone County · Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Producing · Vertical
Shorter N. E. Gas Unit NO. 1 #15 (API 42-293-32124) is a well in Limestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 10, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 2008, permitted to 14,419 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak, Cv Consolidated.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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
- 3,454
- 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.May 5, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,419
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 10, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 10, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorter, N. E. Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-245127 | Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.35M | Jan 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,663 · prior 12 32,252(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2009 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 660227-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Apr 22, 2008 | May 5, 2008 | Nov 2, 2008 | 14,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 10, 2009 | Shorter N. E. Gas Unit No. 1 G-5-245127 | Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 14,419 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 407 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 7,688 | -7,281 |
| Pettit | 8,396 | -7,989 |
| Travis Peak | 8,653 | -8,246 |
| CV Consolidated | 11,307 | -10,900 |
| BossierBOSSIER SAND | 12,298 | -11,891 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 13,800 | -13,393 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,337 | 13,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,325 | 12.25 | 434 S |
| 5.5 | 14,417 | 8.75 | 1,562 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 23, 2009 | Feb 13, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-293-32124 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-32124 → 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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