WELL · 42-047-31795 · DISTRICT 4
EL Coyote C #16
Brooks County · Lopez Ranch (Consolidated) field · Vertical
El Coyote C #16 (API 42-047-31795) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged October 12, 2015, last operated by Bopco L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 1999, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Bopco L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vx E, Vx F, Lower F.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2024 · 41 permits on file · (432) 682-8873
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bopco L.P. |
| Production reports | Bopco, L.P.through May 2015 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 15, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.93M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1998 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 12, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Coyote "C" G-4-170455 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg F1) | Bopco, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 19.7K | Aug 1998 – Oct 2015 |
| EL Coyote "C" G-4-171591 | Lopez Ranch (Vksbg. E) | Bopco, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 2.91M | Sep 1998 – Oct 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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Aug 1998 → Oct 1999
- 2Bass Enterprises Production Co.Nov 1999 → Dec 2006
- 3Bepco, L.P.Jan 2007 → Nov 2008
- 4Bopco, L.P.Dec 2008 → May 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481994-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 12, 1999 | Jan 15, 1999 | Sep 22, 1998 | 11,000 |
| 471939-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jan 8, 1998 | Jan 8, 1998 | Jul 16, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-170455 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171591 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 153 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VX E | 9,375 | -9,222 |
| VX F | 9,830 | -9,677 |
| Lower F | 9,980 | -9,827 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,378 | 9,472 | Perforated |
| 9,838 | 9,845 | Perforated |
| 10,032 | 10,034 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,005 | 14.75 | 1,012 S |
| 7.625 | 9,075 | 9.875 | 1,157 S |
| 3.5 | 10,188 | 6.5 | 273 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 | Jul 15, 1999 | May 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1999 | Nov 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-047-31795 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31795 → 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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