WELL · 42-215-01280 · DISTRICT 4
Swallow G. U. #3
Hidalgo County · Donna (7750) field · Vertical
Swallow G. U. #3 (API 42-215-01280) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 1, 1998, last operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1996, permitted to 8,505 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Arco Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3,065 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Apr 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,505
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 141K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 1998
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-161635 | Donna (Armstrong) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1996 – Mar 1998 |
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-144881 | Donna (Rice) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 141K | Mar 1993 – May 1996 |
| Swallow G. U. O-4-9161 | Donna (7750) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-76308 | Donna (7560) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1993 |
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.Mar 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Apr 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447449-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Apr 25, 1996 | Apr 25, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | 8,505 |
| 404981-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 20, 1992 | Oct 21, 1992 | Oct 26, 1992 | 8,505 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-76308 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144881 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-161635 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-9161 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,344 | 5,368 | Perforated |
| 6,500 | 6,514 | Perforated |
| — | 7,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 993 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 998 | — | 525 S |
| 7 | 6,751 | — | 500 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 | Mar 28, 1997 | Nov 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1993 | Apr 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 4, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 10, 1960 | — |
| 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 42-215-01280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-01280 → 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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