TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · LUITJEN LEASE · API 42-215-31434 · DISTRICT 04
Luitjen #1
Hidalgo County · Mercedes (7100) field · Vertical
Luitjen #1 (API 42-215-31434) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 6, 2001, last operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 10, 2001
- Permits on file
- 272
- Phone
- (713) 751-0419
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samedan Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.through Jan 1998 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Oct 29, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 29, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 6, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luitjen G-4-136411 | Mercedes (7100) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 70.5K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2001 |
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.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 380374-99 | Reenter | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Oct 29, 1990 | Oct 29, 1990 | Oct 23, 1990 | 9,280 |
| 226469-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 13, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1990 | Luitjen G-4-136411 | Mercedes (7100) | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 23, 1984 | Rio Grande Land Trust Co G-4-116161 | Mercedes W. (3-M) | Samedan Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,240 | 7,252 | Perforated |
| 7,960 | 7,968 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,554 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 8,904 | 8.75 | 1,427 S |
| 5.5 | 8,905 | 8.75 | 1,427 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 | Feb 26, 1991 | Dec 31, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1985 | Apr 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-215-31434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31434 → 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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