WELL · 42-215-31586 · DISTRICT 4
Argl & I #2
Hidalgo County · Mercedes (7100) field · Vertical
Argl & I #2 (API 42-215-31586) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged October 22, 2012, last operated by Texas Independent Explor Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2005, permitted to 7,800 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, G-1.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 33 permits on file · (888) 308-1894
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. |
| Production reports | Texas Independent Explor Ltd.through Apr 2010 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor Ltd.Dec 28, 2005 |
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 94.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 22, 2012
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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argl & I G-4-215844 | Mercedes (7100) | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 94.8K | Jan 2006 – Oct 2012 |
| Argl&i G-4-118701 | Mercedes (1-J) | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2006 |
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 Ltd.Jan 2006 → Apr 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 610122-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | Nov 28, 2005 | Dec 28, 2005 | Jan 2, 2006 | 7,720 |
| 266792-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Feb 13, 1985 | Feb 13, 1985 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-118701 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-215844 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 58 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO "A" | 6,850 | -6,792 |
| G-1 | 7,400 | -7,342 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,096 | 7,106 | Perforated |
| 7,622 | 7,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,318 | 12.25 | 625 S |
| 4.5 | 7,720 | 7.875 | 520 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 | Jan 24, 2007 | Jan 23, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1985 | Jul 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 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 42-215-31586 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31586 → 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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