WELL · 42-215-00779 · DISTRICT 4
Chapa David #4L
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (R) field · Directional
Chapa David #4L (API 42-215-00779) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Fina Oil & Chemical Company, completed August 16, 1959.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 1995, permitted to 9,001 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Mission Sand, Mission Sd., Heard Sand, Heard Sd..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 25, 2000
- Permits on file
- 1,328
- Phone
- (972) 801-2816
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fina Oil & Chemical Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanySep 20, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,001
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 1959
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 1959
- 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chapa, David G-4-163009 | Tabasco (T) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.37M | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Chapa, David G-4-14511 | Tabasco (N) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| Chapa, David G-4-14532 | Tabasco (P) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| Chapa, David G-4-134215 | Tabasco (O Seg 2) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 189K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
| — G-4-14537 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,730 · prior 12 15,769(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Smith Production Inc.Dec 2002 → Apr 2005
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Sep 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439144-97 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 28, 1996 | Sep 20, 1995 | Oct 13, 1996 | 9,001 |
| 439144-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Aug 21, 1995 | Sep 20, 1995 | — | 7,502 |
| 371837-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Apr 5, 1990 | Apr 18, 1990 | — | 7,502 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-14511 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-14532 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-14537 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-134215 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-163009 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mission Sand | 5,750 | -5,568 |
| Mission Sd. | 5,750 | -5,568 |
| Heard Sand | 5,900 | -5,718 |
| Heard Sd. | 5,900 | -5,718 |
| K Sand | 6,240 | -6,058 |
| N Sand | 6,675 | -6,493 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,750 | 6,876 | Perforated |
| 7,448 | 7,462 | Perforated |
| 7,468 | 7,482 | Perforated |
| 7,766 | 8,059 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,744 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 1,750 | 13.5 | 750 S |
| 10.75 | 1,750 | 13.75 | 750 S |
| 7.625 | 7,500 | 9.625 | 400 S |
| 3.5 | 8,326 | 6.5 | 183 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 | Dec 23, 2008 | Jun 26, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 1997 | Jun 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 18, 1990 | Apr 23, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 4, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 12, 1959 | — |
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 42-215-00779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00779 → 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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