WELL · 42-215-30976 · DISTRICT 4
Swallow Gas Unit #5
Hidalgo County · Donna (7560) field · Vertical
Swallow Gas Unit #5 (API 42-215-30976) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 4, 2005, last operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1979 and 1993, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Jancik, Donna (7560), Whitlock, 20-A.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Plano, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 23, 2004
- Permits on file
- 3,065
- Phone
- (972) 509-7001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Jun 2002 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 15, 1993 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 457K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 4, 2005
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-144884 | Donna (Frio 5500) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 457K | Mar 1993 – Apr 2005 |
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-86739 | Donna (7560) | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 280 | Jan 1993 – May 1993 |
| 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 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 408176-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jan 15, 1993 | Jan 15, 1993 | Feb 25, 1993 | 7,921 |
| 137705-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 22, 1981 | Oct 22, 1981 | — | 7,921 |
| 62205-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 29, 1979 | Oct 29, 1979 | Nov 15, 1979 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-86739 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144884 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-10038 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 79 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jancik | 7,196 | -7,117 |
| Donna (7560) | 7,526 | -7,447 |
| Whitlock | 7,583 | -7,504 |
| 20-A | 7,642 | -7,563 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,523 | 5,531 | Perforated |
| 6,686 | 6,694 | Perforated |
| 7,525 | 7,539 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,020 | 14.75 | 1,075 S |
| 10.75 | 2,021 | 14.75 | 760 S |
| 2.375 | 6,591 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,482 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,921 | 9.875 | 1,020 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 | Jul 1, 1993 | Apr 2, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 10, 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 42-215-30976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-30976 → 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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