WELL · 42-029-37979 · DISTRICT 1
Cardenas #6
Bexar County · Somerset field · Vertical
Cardenas #6 (API 42-029-37979) is a plugged well in Bexar County, plugged October 26, 2005, last operated by Dorris Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 5, 1988, permitted to 1,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, Anacacho.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 126 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dorris Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | A&b Pipeline of Texas, Inc.through Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | Dorris Petroleum, Inc.Jul 5, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.06K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 26, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenas G-1-131431 | Somerset | A&b Pipeline of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.06K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2005 |
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.
- 1Ken-Ames Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2A&b Pipeline of Texas, Inc.Mar 1996 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348559-99 | Drill | Dorris Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 5, 1988 | Jul 5, 1988 | — | 1,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-131431 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 580 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,078 | 1,082 | Perforated |
| 1,092 | 1,102 | Perforated |
| 1,120 | 1,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,212 | 6.75 | 160 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 | Aug 28, 1989 | Jul 20, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 23, 1988 | Nov 10, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-029-37979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-029-37979 → 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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