WELL · 42-215-31019 · DISTRICT 4
Swallow Gas Unit #8
Hidalgo County · Donna (7730) field · Vertical
Swallow Gas Unit #8 (API 42-215-31019) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged April 15, 2005, last operated by Vastar Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 7,900 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Jancik, Donna(7500), Whittock, Donna(7730).
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 30, 2001
- Permits on file
- 328
- Phone
- (281) 366-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vastar Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Jan 29, 1996 |
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 319K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-158321 | Donna (Harrell) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 280K | Apr 1996 – Apr 2005 |
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-88884 | Donna (7730) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
| Swallow Gas Unit G-4-88885 | Donna (7500) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 39.2K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1996 |
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 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443852-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Jan 18, 1996 | Jan 29, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | 7,900 |
| 75847-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 20, 1980 | Mar 20, 1980 | Apr 4, 1980 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-88884 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-88885 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-158321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jancik | 7,220 | -7,142 |
| DONNA(7500) | 7,470 | -7,392 |
| Whittock | 7,610 | -7,532 |
| DONNA(7730) | 7,730 | -7,652 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,384 | 5,390 | Perforated |
| 7,478 | 7,490 | Perforated |
| 7,732 | 7,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,995 | 14.375 | 1,045 S |
| 10.75 | 1,995 | 14.75 | — |
| 2.375 | 7,379 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,510 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,900 | 9.875 | 1,050 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 2, 1996 | Apr 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 7, 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 42-215-31019 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31019 → 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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