WELL · 42-167-31219 · DISTRICT 3
Cortese Unit #1
Galveston County · Goody (Schenck) field · Vertical
Cortese Unit #1 (API 42-167-31219) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged September 4, 2024, last operated by El Tres Exploration.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended 3 times) between 1992 and 2004, permitted to 10,918 ft.
It was permitted by Hunt, Hassie Exploration CO. and has since transferred to El Tres Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 4 leases have reported 444K barrels of oil and 880K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 14 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Tres Exploration |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co.Jan 6, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,918
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 1992
- completed
- 444K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 880K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 4, 2024
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cortese Unit O-3-24536 | Franks (Schenck Upper) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 128K | 379K | Apr 2004 – Jun 2026 |
| Cortese Unit O-3-21639 | Goody (Schenck) | EL Tres Exploration | 1 | 75.8K | 90.6K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| Cortese Unit O-3-23574 | Cortese (Schenck Sand, Upper) | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Company | 1 | 44.5K | 109K | Jul 1998 – Jun 2004 |
| Cortese Unit O-3-22221 | Franks (Schenck Sand) | EL Tres Exploration | 1 | 196K | 302K | Aug 1993 – Oct 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Tres ExplorationJan 1993 → Jan 2003
- 2Hunt, Hassie Exploration CompanyFeb 2003 → Nov 2008
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Dec 2008 → Oct 2016
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2016 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540407-97 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Apr 14, 2004 | Jan 6, 2004 | Jan 27, 2004 | 10,918 |
| 540407-98 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Jan 27, 2004 | Jan 6, 2004 | — | 10,918 |
| 540407-99 | Recompletion | Hunt, Hassie Exploration Co. | Jan 6, 2004 | Jan 6, 2004 | — | 10,918 |
| 479254-99 | Recompletion | EL Tres Exploration | Sep 3, 1998 | Sep 8, 1998 | Jun 1, 1998 | 10,900 |
| 400277-98 | Field transfer | EL Tres Exploration | Dec 13, 1993 | Jun 17, 1992 | — | 10,900 |
| 400277-99 | Drill | EL Tres Exploration | Jun 17, 1992 | Jun 17, 1992 | Jul 2, 1992 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21639 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22221 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23574 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24536 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,528 | 10,534 | Perforated |
| 10,552 | 10,560 | Perforated |
| 10,576 | 10,592 | Perforated |
| 10,736 | 10,740 | Perforated |
| 10,754 | 10,758 | Perforated |
| 10,780 | 10,785 | Perforated |
| 10,802 | 10,809 | Perforated |
| 10,860 | 10,874 | Perforated |
| 10,862 | 10,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 110 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,055 | 14.75 | 820 S |
| 7.625 | 9,220 | 9.875 | 410 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 | Jun 30, 2005 | Apr 20, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 2004 | Apr 30, 2004 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2004 | Jul 21, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1998 | Jul 21, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Nov 24, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1993 | Sep 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1992 | Sep 1, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-167-31219 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31219 → 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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