TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · SLICK T.B. -A- 229 LEASE · API 42-427-34008 · DISTRICT 04
Slick T.B. -a- 229 #214
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Shut In · Vertical
Slick T.B. -A- 229 #214 (API 42-427-34008) is a well in Starr County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 17, 2006 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 24, 2006, permitted to 6,330 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vxbg 80.
Its lease has reported 131K barrels of oil and 584K mcf of gas since April 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; 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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 24, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,330
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 2006
- completed
- 131K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 584K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 2006
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2023
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slick T.B. -a- 229 O-4-13212 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 131K | 584K | Apr 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 35 · prior 12 10(+250%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCApr 2004 → Nov 2005
- 2Houston Exploration Company, TheDec 2005 → Jun 2007
- 3Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623109-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Jul 24, 2006 | Jul 24, 2006 | Sep 6, 2006 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 2006 | Slick T.B. -a- 229 O-4-13212 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jul 1, 2023 | 6,330 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 402 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,677 | 5,685 | Perforated |
| 5,694 | 5,706 | Perforated |
| 5,712 | 5,737 | Perforated |
| 5,760 | 5,778 | Perforated |
| 5,782 | 5,802 | Perforated |
| 5,810 | 5,816 | Perforated |
| 5,826 | 5,838 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 770 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 6,310 | 8.5 | 400 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 25, 2007 | Jan 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-427-34008 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34008 → 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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