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WELL · 42-391-30545 · DISTRICT 2

Fox W. J. #42

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Refugio County · Refugio-Fox (6550) field  · Vertical

Fox W. J. #42 (API 42-391-30545) is a well in Refugio County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 14, 2007.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits (amended once) between 1985 and 2016, permitted to 7,514 ft.

Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Lagarto, 2900, 3100, 3500.

Its 5 leases have reported 106K barrels of oil and 207K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

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 scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 8, 2016
7,514
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Feb 8, 2016
last permit issued
Dec 14, 2007
completed
106K
cumulative oil, bbl
207K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 14, 2007
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Fox, W. J. -A- O-2-3458Refugio-Fox (5800)Hilcorp Energy Company635.5K3.1KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Fox, W. J. O-2-2504Refugio-Fox (Fox 26 Sand)Hilcorp Energy Company326.2K57.5KJan 1993 – Jun 2019
W. J. Fox 'A' G-2-274975Refugio-Fox (6220)Hilcorp Energy Company10101KAug 2014 – Jan 2017
Fox, W. J. O-2-9180Refugio-Fox (6550)Hilcorp Energy Company12.06K11.2KDec 2007 – Dec 2011
Fox, W. J. O-2-7887Refugio-Fox (5850)Hilcorp Energy Company142K34.2KJun 1993 – Mar 2008

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 73 · prior 12 741(-90%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 7(-100%)

0510202420252026

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
  2. 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
  3. 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jul 2002
  4. 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyAug 2002 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
813734-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 8, 2016Feb 8, 2016Nov 14, 20167,514
788954-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJun 6, 2014Jul 8, 2014Jul 24, 20147,514
685714-98RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 22, 2010Oct 2, 2009Jun 1, 20107,514
685714-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyOct 1, 2009Oct 2, 2009—7,514
652583-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJan 8, 2008Jan 15, 2008Nov 27, 20077,514
411046-99RecompletionPennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Apr 26, 1993Apr 28, 1993Jun 7, 19936,400
271139-99RecompletionPennzoil Producing Co.Mar 27, 1985Apr 1, 1985—7,514

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-274975————
—— O-2-2504————
—— O-2-2504————
—— O-2-3458————
—— O-2-7887————
—— O-2-9180————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 67 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
LagartoLARGARTO2,750-2,683
29002,960-2,893
31003,100-3,033
35003,537-3,470
Catahoula3,599-3,532
Catahoula3,600-3,533
Oakville4,100-4,033
Anahuac4,365-4,298
Frio4,400-4,333
Frio4,451-4,384
58505,851-5,784
62206,220-6,153
Fox 26 Sand6,438-6,371
FOX26 Sand6,438-6,371
Frio7,514-7,447
JacksonJACKSON/YEGUA——
NO Change——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
5,8235,829Perforated
5,8625,880Perforated
5,8705,875Perforated
5,8985,903Perforated
6,1006,108Perforated
6,1806,186Perforated
6,2216,228Perforated
6,4366,448Perforated
6,4376,443Perforated
6,4386,444Perforated
6,5616,566Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.751,23014.75900 S
76,6009.875550 S
76,60025550 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
00May 25, 2017Mar 13, 2017—
00Dec 8, 2015Sep 11, 2015—
00Dec 8, 2014Sep 16, 2014—
00Nov 30, 2011Mar 23, 2011—
00Apr 14, 2008Feb 13, 2008Yes
00Mar 17, 2008——
00Oct 5, 1993Jul 2, 1993Yes
00Aug 6, 1993Oct 21, 1985Yes
00Nov 20, 1985Oct 21, 1985Yes
00Nov 1, 1985——
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 13, 1976—

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.

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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