TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · FORGASON DEEP GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-481-34254 · DISTRICT 03
Forgason Deep Gas Unit #1
Wharton County · Dynamic (Wilcox 15 150) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Forgason Deep Gas Unit #1 (API 42-481-34254) is a well in Wharton County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 5, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 5, 2000, permitted to 16,018 ft.
It was permitted by Dynamic Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 5.73K barrels of oil and 1.3M mcf of gas since February 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dynamic Production, Inc.; 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 Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Dynamic Production, Inc.Sep 5, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,018
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 5, 2001
- completed
- 5.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Apr 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 5, 2001
- Shut in
- May 1, 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forgason Deep Gas Unit G-3-185831 | Dynamic (Wilcox 15,150) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 5.73K | 1.3M | Feb 2001 – Apr 2003 |
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.
- 1Dynamic Production, Inc.Mar 2001 → Jun 2002
- 2Newfield Exploration CompanyJul 2002 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 499214-98 | Drill | Dynamic Production, Inc. | Oct 25, 2000 | Sep 5, 2000 | — | 16,500 |
| 499214-99 | Drill | Dynamic Production, Inc. | Sep 5, 2000 | Sep 5, 2000 | Sep 13, 2000 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2001 | Forgason Deep Gas Unit G-3-185831 | Dynamic (Wilcox 15 150) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2003 | 16,018 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 119 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 15,149 | 15,167 | Perforated |
| 15,492 | 15,507 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,250 | 17.5 | 1,960 S |
| 9.625 | 7,867 | 12.25 | 885 S |
| 5 | 15,979 | 6.5 | 685 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 13, 2001 | Mar 30, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-481-34254 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34254 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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