TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-35209 · DISTRICT 03
Dorothy Hite No. 5 Oil Unit #5
Wharton County · W. D. McMillan (Yegua 9650) field · Shut In · Vertical
Dorothy Hite NO. 5 Oil Unit #5 (API 42-481-35209) is a well in Wharton County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 15, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2011 and 2014, permitted to 14,810 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Dy Sand, Nm Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 96.7K barrels of oil and 304K mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 16, 2014 |
- 14,810
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- completed
- 96.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 304K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2014
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2020
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorothy Hite No. 5 Oil Unit O-3-26805 | W. D. McMillan (Yegua 9650) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 96.6K | 302K | Sep 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Dorothy Hite Gas Unit O-3-25998 | Wharton, West (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 170 | 2.16K | Dec 2011 – Sep 2015 |
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 CorporationDec 2011 → Jan 2012
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 794931-98 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 19, 2015 | Sep 16, 2014 | Aug 30, 2014 | 14,810 |
| 794931-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Aug 25, 2014 | Sep 16, 2014 | — | 14,810 |
| 721622-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Aug 4, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | Sep 11, 2011 | 15,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2014 | Dorothy Hite No. 5 Oil Unit O-3-26805 | W. D. McMillan (Yegua 9650) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Shut In · shut in Jul 1, 2020 | 14,810 |
| Jan 4, 2012 | Dorothy Hite Gas Unit O-3-25998 | Wharton West (Wilcox) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,533 | 9,544 | Perforated |
| 12,818 | 12,820 | Perforated |
| 12,820 | 12,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,496 | 17.5 | 1,960 S |
| 9.625 | 7,540 | 12.25 | 1,320 S |
| 3.5 | 14,792 | 5.875 | 200 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 | Sep 2, 2015 | Feb 25, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2013 | Feb 23, 2012 | 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 42-481-35209 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-35209 → 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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