TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-31020 · DISTRICT 04
Santa Cruz Farms #12
Hidalgo County · San Carlos (FG-36) field · Vertical
Santa Cruz Farms #12 (API 42-215-31020) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 1, 2008, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1980 and 2000, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Nov 2000 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 5, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 727K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 1, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Cruz Farms G-4-168283 | San Carlos (FG-36) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 7.75K | Apr 1998 – Feb 2008 |
| Santa Cruz Farms G-4-147035 | San Carlos (FH-19) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 717K | Apr 1993 – Aug 1998 |
| Santa Cruz Farms G-4-88879 | San Carlos (FE-59 B) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.78K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
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.
- 1Southwest Oil & Land, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Merit Energy CompanyApr 1993 → Jan 1998
- 3Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 2000 → Nov 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494881-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | May 9, 2000 | Jun 5, 2000 | — | 8,900 |
| 472026-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Jan 9, 1998 | Jan 9, 1998 | Jan 20, 1998 | 8,900 |
| 417013-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Oct 12, 1993 | Oct 27, 1993 | Aug 9, 1993 | 8,900 |
| 76149-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Mar 25, 1980 | Mar 25, 1980 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 1998 | Santa Cruz Farms G-4-168283 | San Carlos (FG-36) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Apr 16, 1993 | Santa Cruz Farms G-4-147035 | San Carlos (FH-19) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| May 20, 1980 | Santa Cruz Farms G-4-88879 | San Carlos (FE-59 B) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,404 | 7,421 | Perforated |
| 8,221 | 8,223 | Perforated |
| 8,578 | 8,584 | Perforated |
| 8,596 | 8,601 | Perforated |
| 8,610 | 8,622 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,818 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 2.375 | 7,308 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,900 | 7.875 | 680 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 | Jun 24, 1998 | May 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1994 | Dec 14, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1994 | Oct 14, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 31, 1980 | Yes |
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 42-215-31020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31020 → 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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