WELL · 42-131-38450 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia A. #1
Duval County · Fitzsimmons East (Hockley -A-) field · Vertical
Garcia A. #1 (API 42-131-38450) is a plugged well in Duval County, plugged April 20, 2012, last operated by Howard Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2003, permitted to 4,400 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Hockley.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.43K barrels of oil and 16K mcf of gas since February 2001, last reporting in April 2012. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Jul 31, 2025 · 113 permits on file · (281) 477-9200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Howard Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.through Feb 2005 |
| Latest permit | Howard Exploration, Inc.Mar 4, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 2001
- completed
- 7.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 16K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2001 THROUGH Apr 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, A. G-4-194222 | Fitzsimmons (Cole) | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 4.86K | Apr 2003 – Apr 2012 |
| Garcia, A. O-4-12992 | Fitzsimmons, East (Hockley -A-) | Howard Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 7.43K | 11.1K | Feb 2001 – Jun 2003 |
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.
- 1Howard Exploration, Inc.Feb 2001 → Mar 2004
- 2Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Sep 2004 → Feb 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529156-99 | Recompletion | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Mar 4, 2003 | Mar 4, 2003 | Mar 17, 2003 | 4,400 |
| 500043-99 | Drill | Howard Exploration, Inc. | Sep 25, 2000 | Sep 25, 2000 | Oct 31, 2000 | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-194222 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12992 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,056 | -3,623 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,737 | 2,741 | Perforated |
| 4,056 | 4,060 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 443 | 12.25 | 281 S |
| 4.5 | 4,298 | 7.875 | 545 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 | May 19, 2003 | Apr 29, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 2, 2001 | Feb 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-131-38450 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38450 → 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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