TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · EL FERROCARRIL LTD LEASE · API 42-157-32183 · DISTRICT 03
El Ferrocarril Ltd #4
Fort Bend County · Cooley (Meek Sand) field · Producing · Directional
El Ferrocarril Ltd #4 (API 42-157-32183) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 23, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 2, 2002, permitted to 14,375 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mountain, Weches, Reklaw.
Its lease has reported 175K barrels of oil and 6.11M mcf of gas since July 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; 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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyApr 2, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,375
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 2, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2002
- completed
- 175K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-190143 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 175K | 6.11M | Jul 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,118 · prior 12 20,662(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJul 2002 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Oct 2010
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518724-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Apr 2, 2002 | Apr 2, 2002 | Apr 6, 2002 | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 2002 | El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-190143 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 14,375 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 156 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yegua | 8,320 | -8,164 |
| Cook Mountain | 9,350 | -9,194 |
| Weches | 10,870 | -10,714 |
| Reklaw | 11,580 | -11,424 |
| Wilcox | 12,720 | -12,564 |
| Lower Meek | 14,010 | -13,854 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,010 | 14,166 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,366 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 7 | 12,159 | 8.5 | 170 S |
| 3.5 | 14,365 | 6 | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 17, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-157-32183 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32183 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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