WELL · 42-135-37750 · DISTRICT 8
EL Sapo 2 #1
Ector County · Penteam (Queen) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
El Sapo 2 #1 (API 42-135-37750) is a well in Ector County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 23, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 1999, permitted to 4,050 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Penteam.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Jul 13, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 615K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 "2" G-10-174716 | Penteam (Queen) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 615K | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.Sep 1999 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485769-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Jul 9, 1999 | Jul 13, 1999 | Aug 27, 1999 | 4,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-174716 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,094 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Penteam | 3,907 | -813 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,908 | 3,913 | Perforated |
| 3,917 | 3,936 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 4,100 | 7.875 | 1,070 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 17, 1999 | Oct 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-135-37750 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37750 → 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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