WELL · 42-405-30408 · DISTRICT 6
Higginbotham U Unit #1H
San Augustine County · Carthage (Haynesville Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Higginbotham U Unit #1H (API 42-405-30408) is a horizontal well in San Augustine County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed January 27, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 19, 2011, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,153 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co.Jan 19, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higginbotham U Unit G-6-262114 | Carthage (Haynesville Shale) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.41M | Apr 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,683 · prior 12 4,652(+65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 708227-99 | Drill | Southwestern Energy Prod. Co. | Jan 10, 2011 | Jan 19, 2011 | Feb 13, 2011 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-262114 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 498 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| James LimeJAMES | 6,965 | -6,467 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,290 | -6,792 |
| Pettit | 7,595 | -7,097 |
| Travis Peak | 8,280 | -7,782 |
| Travis Peak | 8,394 | -7,896 |
| Knowles | 11,193 | -10,695 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,645 | -11,147 |
| HaynesvilleHAYNESVILLE SHALE | 12,735 | -12,237 |
| HaynesvilleHAYNESVILLE SHALE LANDING | 12,770 | -12,272 |
| Haynesville | 12,830 | -12,332 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,665 | 18,613 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,411 | 14.75 | 1,123 S |
| 7.625 | 12,341 | 9.875 | 1,434 S |
| 5.5 | 18,704 | 6.75 | 600 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 | Jun 13, 2012 | Mar 27, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2012 | May 16, 2011 | 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 42-405-30408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30408 → 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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