WELL · 42-215-30444 · DISTRICT 4
Garza et al a Unit #1
Hidalgo County · EL Staggs (7330) field · Vertical
Garza ET AL A Unit #1 (API 42-215-30444) is a disposal or injection well in Hidalgo County operated by Gulf Oil Corp. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1978 and 2011, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Gulf Oil Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Undifferentiated.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 3, 1993 · 4,382 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gulf Oil Corp. |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 1, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 1, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 392K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garza et al Unit "B" G-4-262019 | EL Staggs (4100) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Garza et al Unit "B" G-4-154179 | EL Staggs (7330) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 350K | Mar 1995 – Nov 2010 |
| Garza et al Unit "B" G-4-103872 | EL Staggs (4100) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 41.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2002
- 2Sierra Resources, LLCDec 2002 → Jun 2006
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Sep 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723337-99 | Recompletion | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 30, 2011 | Sep 1, 2011 | Sep 15, 2008 | 8,060 |
| 434119-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Mar 23, 1995 | May 2, 1995 | Feb 21, 1995 | 8,060 |
| 186386-99 | Recompletion | Gulf Oil Corp. | Feb 18, 1983 | Feb 18, 1983 | — | 4,447 |
| 17116-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Jan 26, 1978 | Jan 26, 1978 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-103872 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-154179 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-262019 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 195 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,352 | 4,362 | Perforated |
| 4,352 | 5,660 | Perforated |
| 5,080 | 5,660 | Perforated |
| 7,581 | 7,594 | Perforated |
| 7,728 | 7,734 | Perforated |
| 7,741 | 7,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,003 | 14.75 | 1,350 S |
| 10.75 | 3,004 | 14.75 | 1,350 S |
| 2.375 | 4,290 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 8,229 | 9.875 | 1,525 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 | Feb 13, 2012 | Sep 8, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2012 | Jan 16, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1995 | May 8, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 3, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 25, 1978 | — |
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 42-215-30444 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30444 → 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
- 1.15M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000095084 | H-1 Injection | Active | 4,000 | 1,850 | 3,710–5,800 |
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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