TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · CHESTNUT, F.E. UNIT "R" LEASE · API 42-215-31061 · DISTRICT 04
Chestnut F.E. Unit R #2
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Chestnut F.E. Unit R #2 (API 42-215-31061) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 24, 1980 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1980, permitted to 8,952 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.through Nov 2011 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Aug 14, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,952
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 731K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1980
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2011
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut, F.E. Unit "R" G-4-92396 | Tabasco (X) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 731K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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 → Jan 1999
- 3Smith Production Inc.Feb 1999 → Mar 2005
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Nov 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89768-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 14, 1980 | Aug 14, 1980 | Sep 19, 1980 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1980 | Chestnut F.E. Unit R G-4-92396 | Tabasco (Consolidated) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2011 | 8,952 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,638 | 8,658 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,010 | 14.75 | 1,025 S |
| 7.625 | 7,250 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 8,575 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 3, 1981 | — |
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 42-215-31061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31061 → 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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