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Final Completion

HITTS LAKE UNIT

SMITH County · District 6 · VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY · HITTS LAKE (PALUXY)

Permits

Max Depth

10,000 ft

First Permit

1979-09-18

Latest Activity

2012-05-30

Lifespan

33 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

OFF SCHEDULE

Completion

1980-02-25

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Formation Tops (8) Elevation 465 ft (GL)

CSV

Formation	Top Depth (MD)	Subsea (+above / −below SL)
BASE AUSTIN CHALK (Austin Chalk)	4,634 ft	-4,169 ft
TOP WOODBINE (Woodbine)	4,964 ft	-4,499 ft
TOP LOWER CRETACIOUS	5,708 ft	-5,243 ft
TOP GEORGETOWN (Georgetown)	5,949 ft	-5,484 ft
TOP FORT WORTH	6,467 ft	-6,002 ft
TOP PALUXY (Paluxy)	7,116 ft	-6,651 ft
GLEN ROSE	7,600 ft	-7,135 ft
BMA	9,110 ft	-8,645 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (2)

Interval	Type
7,177–7,234 ft	Perforated
9,336–9,346 ft	Perforated

Casing (5)

Size	Set Depth	Cement
9.625"	308 ft	200 sx
9.625"	308 ft	200 sx
2.875"	7,250 ft	—
7"	7,323 ft	200 sx
7"	7,328 ft	200 sx

Permit History (2)

#739682 Recompletion Final Completion

TATE HEIRS · 10,000 ft

2012-05-30

Spud 2012-06-29

#59285 Drill Final Completion

HITTS LAKE UNIT · 7,450 ft

1979-09-18

Applications (2)

#739682 A VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY

received 2012-05-01

#59285 A SUN EXPL. & PROD. CO.-LONGVIEW

received 1979-09-18

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record · 1 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2012-11-20 log on file

W-2/G-1 1980-06-05

Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in SMITH County.

Well Details

Well Number: 3
Max Depth: 10,000 ft
Drill Type: Vertical
County: SMITH
District: 6
Operator: VALENCE OPERATING COMPANY
Completed: 1980-02-25

Operator

Name: VALENCE OPER CO
Location: KINGWOOD
P-5 Status: Active (filed 2026-06-04)
Cum Oil (all leases): 13,814,545 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases): 836,696,518 mcf
Activities: CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, GTHS/G, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits: 989