WELL · 42-215-00765 · DISTRICT 4
West Temple W. Etal #5
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Consolidated) field · Vertical
West Temple W. Etal #5 (API 42-215-00765) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged July 7, 2009, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1997, permitted to 6,312 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 4 leases have reported 99.3K barrels of oil and 385K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, 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 | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.through Oct 2010 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Aug 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,312
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Sep 7, 2000
- completed
- 99.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 385K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 7, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 7, 2009
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West, Temple W.,etal O-4-13347 | Tabasco (Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 13.8K | 11.7K | Mar 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| West, Temple W., Etal O-4-12697 | Tabasco (F Sand) | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. | 1 | 85.5K | 95.1K | Aug 1997 – Apr 2006 |
| West, Temple W., et AL G-4-155447 | Tabasco (G 1) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 279K | Jul 1995 – Aug 1997 |
| West, Temple W., Etal O-4-3125 | Tabasco (Heard FB 3) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
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.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Jul 1995 → Jan 1999
- 2Smith Production Inc.Feb 1999 → May 2004
- 3Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.Jul 2008 → Oct 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466669-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 25, 1997 | Aug 21, 1997 | 6,312 |
| 437213-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Jun 23, 1995 | Jun 23, 1995 | Jun 13, 1995 | 6,312 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-155447 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-3125 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12697 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13347 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,040 | 5,052 | Perforated |
| 5,052 | 5,040 | Perforated |
| 5,250 | 5,262 | Perforated |
| — | 6,257 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,120 | — | 432 S |
| 9.625 | 1,165 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,285 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,304 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,312 | — | 225 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 | Apr 13, 2006 | Sep 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 27, 2000 | Sep 14, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1997 | Sep 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1995 | Jul 28, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-215-00765 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00765 → 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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