WELL · 42-215-30929 · DISTRICT 4
Swallow Gas Unit #6
Hidalgo County · Donna (7560) field · Vertical
Swallow Gas Unit #6 (API 42-215-30929) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 17, 1998, last operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1979 and 1996, permitted to 8,000 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 Aug 1994 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Apr 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1979
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 212K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-143680 | Donna (6600) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 212K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
| Swallow Gas Unit O-4-10038 | Donna (6700) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 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.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 447494-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Apr 26, 1996 | Apr 26, 1996 | May 1, 1996 | 7,941 |
| 405449-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 30, 1992 | Nov 3, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | 7,941 |
| 329001-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 14, 1987 | Apr 23, 1987 | — | 7,941 |
| 81948-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | May 22, 1980 | May 22, 1980 | — | 8,000 |
| 49772-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | May 30, 1979 | May 30, 1979 | Jun 10, 1979 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-143680 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-10038 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,580 | 6,591 | Perforated |
| 6,596 | 6,604 | Perforated |
| 6,693 | 6,703 | Perforated |
| 6,855 | 6,878 | Perforated |
| 7,190 | 7,202 | Perforated |
| 7,536 | 7,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,506 | 14.75 | 514 S |
| 2.375 | 6,780 | — | — |
| 2.75 | 6,910 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,460 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,917 | 9.875 | 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 6, 1997 | Nov 20, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1987 | May 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1980 | — |
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 42-215-30929 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30929 → 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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