WELL · 42-215-00889 · DISTRICT 4
DE Cavazos C. C. #3
Hidalgo County · San Salvador (6500 Frio) field · Vertical
De Cavazos C. C. #3 (API 42-215-00889) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Atlantic Richfield CO., completed March 1, 1953.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1991, permitted to 8,750 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Atlantic Richfield CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Rio(8000)Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 8, 1993 · 627 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlantic Richfield Co. |
| Production reports | Cody Energy LLCthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 23, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,750
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1991
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 1953
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 334K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 1953
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decavazos, C.C. G-4-122837 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Apollo Petro Fuels LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Decavazos, C. C. G-4-137796 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Gn&j LLC | 1 | 0 | 334K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Cody Energy, Inc.Mar 1993 → Jan 1999
- 3Cody Energy LLCFeb 1999 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383745-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 22, 1991 | Jan 23, 1991 | Jan 24, 1991 | 8,750 |
| 354031-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 7, 1988 | Dec 9, 1988 | — | 8,750 |
| 292792-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 4, 1985 | Dec 16, 1985 | — | 8,745 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-122837 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-137796 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 79 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO (8000) SAND | 8,000 | -7,921 |
| RIO(8000)SAND | 8,000 | -7,921 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,490 | 6,508 | Perforated |
| 6,744 | 6,756 | Perforated |
| 7,898 | 7,906 | Perforated |
| 8,054 | 8,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 125 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,522 | 15 | 1,140 S |
| 7 | 8,750 | 9.875 | 1,200 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 | Sep 15, 2026 | Aug 9, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1991 | Apr 24, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1989 | May 5, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1987 | Dec 15, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 1, 1987 | — | — |
| 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 42-215-00889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00889 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000113707 | UIC Permit | Canceled Apr 12, 2016 | 700 | 3,500 | 5,124–8,430 |
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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