WELL · 42-215-00995 · DISTRICT 4
Santa Cruz Farms #5
Hidalgo County · San Carlos (FF-39) field · Vertical
Santa Cruz Farms #5 (API 42-215-00995) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 22, 2013, last operated by Mobil Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1990, permitted to 8,325 ft.
It was permitted by Southwest Oil & Land, Inc. and has since transferred to Mobil Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southwest Oil & Land, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 1,487 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mobil Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Southwest Oil & Land, Inc.Nov 20, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,325
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 162K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 2013
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Farms G-4-136574 | San Carlos (FE-14) | McDaniel Company, Inc., The | 1 | 0 | 162K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2013 |
| — G-4-76260 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Southwest Oil & Land, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Merit Energy CompanyJul 1993 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 379438-99 | Recompletion | Southwest Oil & Land, Inc. | Oct 15, 1990 | Nov 20, 1990 | Oct 3, 1990 | 8,325 |
| 324851-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Dec 30, 1986 | Feb 12, 1987 | — | 8,325 |
| 20212-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Oil Corporation | Mar 16, 1978 | Mar 16, 1978 | — | 8,325 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-76260 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-136574 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,147 | 7,154 | Perforated |
| 7,344 | 7,357 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,506 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,519 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,311 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,325 | — | — |
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 16, 1991 | Oct 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1987 | May 19, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 8, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 20, 1971 | — |
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 42-215-00995 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-00995 → 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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