WELL · 42-215-31237 · DISTRICT 4
Carter Ethel L. G.U. #2
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Carter Ethel L. G.U. #2 (API 42-215-31237) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged August 23, 2013, last operated by Fidelity Explor. & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 19, 1982, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Fidelity Explor. & Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Mission, O, R, U.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 20, 2016
- Permits on file
- 163
- Phone
- (720) 931-9631
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.through Apr 2006 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Feb 19, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 19, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 621K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, Ethel L. G.U. G-4-103128 | Tabasco (Vicksburg 10100) | Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 621K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2013 |
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 → Apr 2005
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Apr 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 155463-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 19, 1982 | Feb 19, 1982 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-103128 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 159 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | 6,620 | -6,461 |
| O | 7,040 | -6,881 |
| R | 7,410 | -7,251 |
| U | 7,980 | -7,821 |
| X | 8,430 | -8,271 |
| Y | 9,210 | -9,051 |
| Z | 10,050 | -9,891 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,104 | 10,270 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,014 | 17.5 | 1,242 S |
| 7.625 | 7,217 | — | 180 S |
| 9.625 | 7,501 | 12.25 | 3,419 S |
| 2.875 | 10,000 | — | — |
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 | Sep 14, 1999 | Jul 19, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 4, 1982 | — |
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 42-215-31237 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31237 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/21531237, documented in the API reference.