WELL · 42-131-36476 · DISTRICT 4
Hoffman -B- #5
Duval County · Tarancahuas S. (2150) field · Vertical
Hoffman -B- #5 (API 42-131-36476) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged April 8, 1999, last operated by Aurora Resources Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 14, 1984, permitted to 2,300 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, Edwin L. & Cox, Berry R. and has since transferred to Aurora Resources Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Tarancahuas Marker, Top Of Upper Cole.
Its lease has reported 73.5K barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2022. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, Edwin L. & Cox, Berry R.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (361) 947-3730
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aurora Resources Corporation |
| Production reports | Cantu Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Cox, Edwin L. & Cox, Berry R.Jun 14, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 14, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 16, 1984
- completed
- 73.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 16, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 8, 1999
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoffman -B- O-4-7568 | Tarancahuas, S. (2150) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 3 | 73.5K | 23 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2022 |
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.
- 1Eland Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2Alegre Energy, Inc.Jan 2000 → Aug 2016
- 3Alegre Energy Operating, LPNov 2004 → Sep 2005
- 4Aeox-St LLCSep 2016 → Feb 2017
- 5Cantu Operating, LLCMar 2017 → Jan 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 242024-99 | Drill | Cox, Edwin L. & Cox, Berry R. | Jun 11, 1984 | Jun 14, 1984 | Jun 16, 1984 | 2,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-7568 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 672 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tarancahuas Marker | 2,133 | -1,461 |
| Top of Upper Cole | 2,276 | -1,604 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,164 | 2,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 265 | 12.25 | 206 S |
| 4.5 | 2,309 | 7.875 | 267 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 | Oct 18, 1985 | Sep 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 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 42-131-36476 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-36476 → 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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