TEXAS · WELLS · SCHLEICHER COUNTY · WEST "78" LEASE · API 42-413-32195 · DISTRICT 6E
West 78 #1
Schleicher County · Eldorado (Canyon) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
West 78 #1 (API 42-413-32195) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 20, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 2004, permitted to 6,580 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Lime, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 5 barrels of oil and 140K mcf of gas since May 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pogo Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Pogo Producing Co.Feb 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,580
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 20, 2004
- completed
- 5
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 140K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2004 THROUGH Jan 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 2004
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West "78" G-9-206176 | Eldorado (Canyon) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 5 | 140K | May 2004 – Jan 2016 |
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.
- 1Pogo Producing CompanyMay 2004 → Jan 2008
- 2Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542569-99 | Drill | Pogo Producing Co. | Feb 27, 2004 | Feb 27, 2004 | Apr 10, 2004 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 20, 2004 | West 78 G-9-206176 | Eldorado (Canyon) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2016 | 6,580 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lime | 4,697 | -2,247 |
| Canyon | 6,325 | -3,875 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,325 | 6,452 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 644 | 11 | 338 S |
| — | 6,580 | 7.875 | 800 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 | May 3, 2005 | Jul 16, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-413-32195 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-32195 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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