TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-34561 · DISTRICT 03
Matula Family Trust #1
Wharton County · Wharton West (Frio 4800 E) field · Vertical
Matula Family Trust #1 (API 42-481-34561) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 12, 2025, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2003 and 2009, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; 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 | Forest Oil Corporationthrough Jul 2009 |
| Latest permit | Forest Oil CorporationFeb 6, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2009
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 268K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2003 THROUGH May 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 2025
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matula Family Trust G-3-245430 | Wharton, West (Frio 4800,E) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 60.2K | Oct 2008 – May 2025 |
| Matula Family Trust G-3-200446 | Wharton, West (4450) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 208K | Sep 2003 – Oct 2008 |
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.
- 1Forest Oil CorporationSep 2003 → Jul 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 677832-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corporation | Jan 26, 2009 | Feb 6, 2009 | Sep 30, 2008 | 5,075 |
| 557678-99 | Recompletion | Forest Oil Corp. | Feb 14, 2005 | Feb 18, 2005 | — | 5,500 |
| 535355-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corp. | Aug 15, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | Aug 25, 2003 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2009 | Matula Family Trust G-3-245430 | Wharton West (Frio 4800 E) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| Sep 4, 2003 | Matula Family Trust G-3-200446 | Wharton West (4450) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 104 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,404 | 3,409 | Perforated |
| 4,484 | 4,489 | Perforated |
| 4,489 | 4,484 | Perforated |
| 4,796 | 4,801 | Perforated |
| 5,122 | 5,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,960 | 12.25 | 649 S |
| 2.875 | 5,999 | 7.875 | 1,107 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 | Feb 17, 2010 | Nov 2, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 17, 2009 | Jan 23, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2004 | Feb 17, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-481-34561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34561 → 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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