WELL · 42-215-31292 · DISTRICT 4
Chestnut Frank E. Gas Unit #4
Hidalgo County · Tabasco (Vicksburg 10 000) field · Vertical
Chestnut Frank E. Gas Unit #4 (API 42-215-31292) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO., completed December 20, 1982.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 2001, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Arco Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Mission, Heard, K Sand, O Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3,065 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Jun 11, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 11, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 20, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 20, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chestnut, F. E. G-4-182921 | Tabasco (R) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 196K | May 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| F. E. Chestnut Gas Unit G-4-140805 | Tabasco (T) | Smith Production Inc. | 1 | 0 | 26.9K | Jan 1993 – May 2001 |
| — G-4-103471 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,886 · prior 12 1,811(+4%)
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 → Apr 1996
- 3Smith Production Inc.Mar 1999 → Apr 2005
- 4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Sep 2014
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509848-99 | Recompletion | Smith Production Inc. | Jun 5, 2001 | Jun 11, 2001 | Apr 19, 2001 | 10,000 |
| 393324-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 25, 1991 | Oct 30, 1991 | Oct 29, 1991 | 10,000 |
| 176089-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 22, 1982 | Oct 22, 1982 | Oct 25, 1982 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-103471 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-140805 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-182921 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 163 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Mission | 5,875 | -5,712 |
| Mission | 5,876 | -5,713 |
| Heard | 6,110 | -5,947 |
| K Sand | 6,420 | -6,257 |
| K Sand | 6,450 | -6,287 |
| O Sand | 6,850 | -6,687 |
| T Sand | 7,850 | -7,687 |
| X Sand | 8,620 | -8,457 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,332 | 7,342 | Perforated |
| 7,376 | 7,380 | Perforated |
| 7,385 | 7,389 | Perforated |
| 7,392 | 7,396 | Perforated |
| 7,402 | 7,406 | Perforated |
| 7,862 | 7,870 | Perforated |
| 7,910 | 7,918 | Perforated |
| 7,924 | 7,928 | Perforated |
| 8,634 | 8,659 | Perforated |
| 8,687 | 8,707 | Perforated |
| 9,678 | 9,793 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,010 | — | 1,150 S |
| 10.75 | 2,010 | 14.75 | 1,350 S |
| 7.625 | 7,525 | 9.875 | 790 S |
| 7.625 | 7,525 | — | 800 S |
| 5 | 9,950 | — | — |
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 | Aug 7, 2001 | Jun 8, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1999 | Sep 15, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1992 | Jan 9, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 4, 1983 | — |
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 42-215-31292 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31292 → 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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