TEXAS · WELLS · BEXAR COUNTY · PALO ALTO LEASE · API 42-029-36068 · DISTRICT 01
Palo Alto #2
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Palo Alto #2 (API 42-029-36068) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged February 27, 2004, last operated by Five Star Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1984, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Five Star Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Lit, Olmos.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Gulfport, MS
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- May 8, 1991
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (210) 927-6419
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc.Dec 20, 1984 |
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 27, 2004
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palo Alto O-1-11037 | Somerset | Five Star Operating Company | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 261934-99 | Drill | El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc. | Dec 20, 1984 | Dec 20, 1984 | — | 2,000 |
| 261591-99 | Drill | El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc. | Dec 14, 1984 | Dec 15, 1984 | — | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1985 | Palo Alto O-1-10241 | Von Ormy | El Dorado Oil & Gas Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 16, 1985 | Palo Alto O-1-11037 | Somerset | Five Star Operating Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,246 | 1,256 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,475 | 6.75 | 198 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 | Mar 12, 1986 | Apr 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1985 | Apr 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-029-36068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-36068 → 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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