TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · HUTCHINGS, J. UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32931 · DISTRICT 06
Hutchings J. Unit #8
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Hutchings J. Unit #8 (API 42-401-32931) is a well in Rusk County operated by Grayrock Energy II LLC, completed September 23, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 1999, permitted to 10,605 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Grayrock Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Tma, BMA, Pettit, Cotton Valley.
Its lease has reported 2.98K barrels of oil and 1.33M mcf of gas since September 1999, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Phone
- (214) 234-9115
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Grayrock Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Highmark Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationMay 25, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,605
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 25, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1999
- completed
- 2.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchings, J. Unit G-6-174896 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 2.98K | 1.33M | Sep 1999 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,766 · prior 12 11,271(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Energen Resources CorporationSep 1999 → May 2014
- 2Energen Resources Maq IncFeb 2000 → Sep 2000
- 3Highmark Energy Operating, LLCJun 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484542-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | May 14, 1999 | May 25, 1999 | Jul 19, 1999 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 1999 | Hutchings J. Unit G-6-174896 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Grayrock Energy II LLC | Producing | 10,605 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tma | 5,750 | -5,419 |
| BMA | 6,000 | -5,669 |
| Pettit | 6,700 | -6,369 |
| Cotton ValleyUPPER COTTON VALLEY | 9,000 | -8,669 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 10,450 | -10,119 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,009 | 9,216 | Perforated |
| 9,322 | 9,564 | Perforated |
| 9,760 | 9,967 | Perforated |
| 10,156 | 10,436 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,054 | 11 | 285 S |
| 4.5 | 10,605 | 7.875 | 1,195 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 14, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-401-32931 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32931 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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