WELL · 42-135-37460 · DISTRICT 8
EL Sapo 3 #1
Ector County · Penteam (Queen) field · Vertical
El Sapo 3 #1 (API 42-135-37460) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged July 21, 1998, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 23, 1997, permitted to 4,300 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Penteam.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Permits on file
- 3,332
- Phone
- (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Texaco E & P Inc.through Feb 1998 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.May 23, 1997 |
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.18K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Sapo "3" G-10-164411 | Penteam (Queen) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.18K | Jun 1997 – Jul 1998 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Aug 1997 → Feb 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462822-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | May 23, 1997 | May 23, 1997 | Jun 4, 1997 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-164411 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,106 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Penteam | 3,920 | -814 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,990 | 4,008 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,502 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 4,100 | 7.875 | 985 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 13, 1997 | Sep 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-135-37460 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37460 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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