TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · SOUTH WESLACO GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-01218 · DISTRICT 04
South Weslaco Gas Unit #8
Hidalgo County · Weslaco South (Willis) field · Vertical
South Weslaco Gas Unit #8 (API 42-215-01218) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged August 13, 2004, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 1985, permitted to 8,969 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Mccalip Sand, Ivy Sand.
Its lease has reported 42 barrels of oil and 81.1K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,758
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jan 1994 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyApr 2, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,969
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 2, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 1996
- completed
- 42
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 81.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH JAN 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2004
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Weslaco Gas Unit G-4-119495 | Weslaco, South (Willis) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 42 | 81.1K | by Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named South Weslaco Gas Unit
Apache Corporation's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Jan 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 271216-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Mar 27, 1985 | Apr 2, 1985 | — | 8,969 |
| 142457-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Apr 6, 1981 | Apr 6, 1981 | — | 8,969 |
| 79183-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Apr 25, 1980 | Apr 25, 1980 | — | 8,969 |
| 69572-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Nov 15, 1979 | Nov 15, 1979 | — | 8,969 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1996 | South Weslaco Gas Unit G-4-119495 | Weslaco South (Willis) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Oct 8, 1981 | South Weslaco Gas Unit G-4-97178 | Weslaco South (7400) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
| Aug 1, 1963 | — G-4-30897 | Weslaco South (Willis) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 1, 1950 | — G-4-15001 | Weslaco South (8900) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
| — | South Weslaco GU G-4-53443 | Weslaco South (8400) | Amoco Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 76 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| McCalip Sand | 8,604 | -8,528 |
| Ivy Sand | 8,887 | -8,811 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,712 | 2,745 | Perforated |
| 7,325 | 7,340 | Perforated |
| 7,332 | 7,342 | Perforated |
| 7,376 | 7,410 | Perforated |
| 8,887 | 8,910 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 49 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 2,025 | 16 | — |
| 10.75 | 2,033 | 15 | 820 S |
| 2.5 | 7,297 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,945 | 9.875 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,962 | 9.875 | — |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 25, 1996 | Aug 12, 1996 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1990 | Apr 13, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1986 | Dec 23, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 23, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 11, 1972 | — |
| 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 42-215-01218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-01218 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 27.8K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2004
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000084628 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Aug 30, 2004 | 300 | 1,200 | 2,400–5,750 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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