WELL · 42-131-37166 · DISTRICT 4
Cuevas E. A. #1
Duval County · Fitzsimmons NE. (4000) field · Vertical
Cuevas E. A. #1 (API 42-131-37166) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged January 31, 1997, last operated by Dixie Exploration CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1993, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fischer Operating Corporation and has since transferred to Dixie Exploration CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Cole, Hockley.
Its 2 leases have reported 974 barrels of oil and 99.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1997. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fischer Operating Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 1995 · 9 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dixie Exploration Co. |
| Production reports | Osr Oil & Gas Companythrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Fischer Operating CorporationJul 30, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1989
- completed
- 974
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 99.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 31, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cuevas Oil Unit A G-4-146265 | Fitzsimmons, NE. (Hockley -A-) | Osr Oil & Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 98.9K | May 1993 – Jan 1997 |
| Cuevas Oil Unit A O-4-11574 | Chiltipin, North (4130) | Fischer Operating Corporation | 1 | 974 | 902 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1993 |
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.
- 1Fischer Operating CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Mec Energy CorporationMay 1995 → Sep 1995
- 3Osr Oil & Gas CompanyOct 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412740-99 | Recompletion | Fischer Operating Corporation | Jun 11, 1993 | Jul 30, 1993 | — | 4,240 |
| 352664-98 | Drill | Fischer Petroleum Corporation | Jan 16, 1989 | Oct 25, 1988 | — | 4,500 |
| 352664-99 | Drill | Dixie Exploration Co. | Oct 25, 1988 | Oct 25, 1988 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-146265 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11574 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 405 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 2,790 | -2,385 |
| Cole | 3,400 | -2,995 |
| Hockley | 3,850 | -3,445 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,021 | 4,024 | Perforated |
| 4,144 | 4,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 441 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 4,229 | 7.875 | 695 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 | Nov 12, 1993 | Jun 17, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1989 | Feb 9, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-131-37166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-37166 → 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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