WELL · 42-293-32402 · DISTRICT 5
Sand Branch Gas Unit #4H
Limestone County · Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sand Branch Gas Unit #4H (API 42-293-32402) is a horizontal well in Limestone County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 18, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 2016, permitted to 18,000 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Nacatoch, Woodbine, Buda, Pettit.
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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
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.Oct 17, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2016
- last permit issued
- May 18, 2017
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.15M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Branch Gas Unit G-5-282900 | Farrar (Cotton Valley Lime) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.15M | May 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 75,310 · prior 12 50,096(+50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.May 2017 → Dec 2023
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818998-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Sep 30, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 | Nov 12, 2016 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-282900 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 441 | -22 |
| Woodbine | 2,153 | -1,734 |
| Buda | 2,717 | -2,298 |
| PettitPETTET | 5,512 | -5,093 |
| Glen Rose | 5,889 | -5,470 |
| Rodessa | 6,076 | -5,657 |
| Travis Peak | 7,015 | -6,596 |
| Cotton Valley | 7,485 | -7,066 |
| Smackover | 8,517 | -8,098 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 10,111 | -9,692 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,017 | 16,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,688 | 12.25 | 1,090 S |
| 7 | 11,411 | 8.75 | 1,205 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 | Dec 22, 2017 | Jul 17, 2017 | 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 42-293-32402 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-293-32402 → 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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