WELL · 42-157-32106 · DISTRICT 3
Cortez Paul #1
Fort Bend County · Beasley N. (Upper Wilcox) field · Directional
Cortez Paul #1 (API 42-157-32106) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Eca Holdings L.P., completed November 30, 2000.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2002, permitted to 17,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cypress E & P Corporation and has since transferred to Eca Holdings L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cypress E & P Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Sugar Land, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed May 20, 2009 · 51 permits on file · (281) 277-4300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eca Holdings L.P. |
| Production reports | Eca Holdings, L.P.through Mar 2008 |
| Latest permit | Cypress E & P CorporationFeb 27, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2002
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 579K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortez, Paul G-3-191424 | Beasley, N. (Cook MTN) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 0 | 467K | Jan 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Cortez, Paul G-3-186943 | Beasley, N. (Upper Wilcox) | Eca Holdings, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 113K | Nov 2000 – Feb 2002 |
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.
- 1Westech Energy CorporationDec 2000 → Sep 2001
- 2Eca Holdings, L.P.Oct 2001 → Mar 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517838-99 | Recompletion | Cypress E & P Corporation | Feb 7, 2002 | Feb 27, 2002 | Jan 30, 2002 | 17,500 |
| 497784-99 | Drill | Cypress E & P Corporation | Jul 28, 2000 | Jul 28, 2000 | Aug 15, 2000 | 17,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-186943 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-191424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 4,100 | -3,993 |
| Yegua | 7,441 | -7,334 |
| Cook Mountain | 8,178 | -8,071 |
| Queen City | 10,900 | -10,793 |
| Wilcox | 12,444 | -12,337 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,171 | 9,200 | Perforated |
| 12,660 | 12,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,810 | 17.5 | 3,520 S |
| 9.625 | 8,290 | 12.25 | 1,215 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 | Jan 22, 2003 | Mar 21, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 22, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 2002 | Oct 8, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-157-32106 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32106 → 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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