WELL · 42-391-32702 · DISTRICT 2

W. J. Fox A #48

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Refugio County · Hynes Ranch (7000) field  · Vertical

W. J. Fox A #48 (API 42-391-32702) is a well in Refugio County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed March 26, 2009.

The RRC has issued 7 drilling permits between 2005 and 2012, permitted to 8,500 ft.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Lagarto, Oakville, Catahoula, Anahuac.

Its 8 leases have reported 93.4K barrels of oil and 864K mcf of gas since November 2005, 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

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 scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Aug 2021
Latest permitHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 24, 2012
8,500
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
May 24, 2012
last permit issued
Mar 26, 2009
completed
93.4K
cumulative oil, bbl
864K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 26, 2009
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 8 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
W. J. Fox "A" O-2-9644Hynes Ranch (6800)Hilcorp Energy Company35.72K43.7KFeb 2011 – Jul 2026
W. J. Fox 'A' O-2-10474Hynes Ranch (F- 6)Hilcorp Energy Company159.3K251KJul 2012 – Jul 2026
W. J. Fox "A" G-2-254801Hynes Ranch (6840)Hilcorp Energy Company10112KNov 2009 – Jan 2013
W. J. Fox 'A' G-2-267938Hynes Ranch (F- 6)Hilcorp Energy Company100May 2012 – Jul 2012
Fox, W. J. "A" O-2-9080Hynes Ranch (FF-38 Sand)Hilcorp Energy Company328.4K61.3KNov 2006 – Apr 2012
W. J. Fox "A" G-2-247184Hynes Ranch (7000)Hilcorp Energy Company1049.5KMar 2009 – Dec 2009
W. J. Fox "A" G-2-252868Hynes Ranch (6700)Hilcorp Energy Company10122KJul 2009 – Nov 2009
Fox, W. J. "A" G-2-217699Hynes Ranch (FE-95)Hilcorp Energy Company10226KNov 2005 – Nov 2006

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Chain of custody

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

  1. 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2005 → Aug 2021

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
740764-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMay 15, 2012May 24, 2012May 13, 20128,172
710917-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 24, 2011Feb 28, 2011Feb 17, 20118,172
687805-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyNov 23, 2009Nov 24, 2009Nov 23, 20098,172
682891-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyJul 8, 2009Jul 10, 2009Jul 23, 20098,172
679677-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanyMar 19, 2009Mar 23, 2009Mar 23, 20098,172
626738-99RecompletionHilcorp Energy CompanySep 28, 2006Oct 31, 2006Oct 31, 20068,172
606368-99DrillHilcorp Energy CompanySep 14, 2005Sep 15, 2005Oct 30, 20058,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-2-217699————
—— G-2-247184————
—— G-2-252868————
—— G-2-254801————
—— G-2-267938————
—— O-2-9080————
—— O-2-9644————
—— O-2-10474————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 58 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
LagartoLARGARTO2,750-2,692
Oakville3,300-3,242
Catahoula3,700-3,642
CatahoulaCATAHOULA (MIOCENE)4,100-4,042
Oakville4,100-4,042
Anahuac4,365-4,307
AnahuacANAHUAC (MIOCENE)4,365-4,307
Frio4,517-4,459
FrioFRIO-GRETA (OLIGOCENE)4,785-4,727
FrioMIDDLE FRIO (SINTON)5,400-5,342
Frio8,172-8,114
FrioLOWER FRIO8,172-8,114
JacksonJACKSON/YEGUA——
FrioLOWER FRIO——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,6626,670Perforated
6,7456,748Perforated
6,7506,753Perforated
6,8166,820Perforated
6,8566,862Perforated
7,0477,052Perforated
7,2607,271Perforated
7,4837,495Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6251,31113.5785 S
5.58,1728.751,815 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
00Mar 20, 2017Mar 7, 2017—
00Jun 10, 2013Jul 12, 2012—
00May 29, 2013Jun 7, 2012—
00Nov 30, 2011Mar 21, 2011—
00Jul 16, 2010Dec 15, 2009Yes
00Mar 2, 2010——
00Jan 13, 2010Aug 24, 2009Yes
00Nov 23, 2009——
00Jun 29, 2009Apr 13, 2009Yes
00May 21, 2009——
00Apr 10, 2007Nov 16, 2006Yes
00Dec 12, 2006——
00Nov 21, 2006Dec 19, 2005Yes
00Aug 3, 2006——

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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