WELL · 42-423-32317 · DISTRICT 6
Hitts Lake Unit #1032
Smith County · Hitts Lake (Paluxy) field · Shut IN · Directional
Hitts Lake Unit #1032 (API 42-423-32317) is a well in Smith County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed December 29, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 12, 2012, permitted to 7,503 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Buda, Goodland, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 1.87M barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 46 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyJun 12, 2012 |
- 7,503
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Dec 29, 2012
- completed
- 1.87M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 29, 2012
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2019
- 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; they carry 46 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hitts Lake Unit O-6-5990 | Hitts Lake (Paluxy) | Valence Operating Company | 46 | 1.87M | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,366 · prior 12 6,124(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740901-98 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Jun 22, 2012 | Jun 12, 2012 | Nov 2, 2012 | 8,000 |
| 740901-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | May 17, 2012 | Jun 12, 2012 | Nov 2, 2012 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 29, 2012 | Hitts Lake Unit O-6-5990 | Hitts Lake (Paluxy) | Valence Operating Company | Shut IN · shut in Jan 1, 2019 | 7,503 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 419 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,256 | 7,316 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,748 | 11 | 365 S |
| 8.625 | 1,748 | 11 | 275 S |
| 5.5 | 7,563 | 7.875 | 270 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 | Apr 15, 2013 | Jan 4, 2013 | 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 42-423-32317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-32317 → 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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