WELL · 42-215-31769 · DISTRICT 4

CNG Gas Unit IV #3U

Hidalgo County · Texan Gardens (R Sand) field · Vertical

Cng Gas Unit IV #3U (API 42-215-31769) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Vastar Resources Inc., completed September 12, 1987.

The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1999, permitted to 11,800 ft.

It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Vastar Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Mission, Heard, Vicksburg, Vicksburgs.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Vastar Resources Inc.

Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in: Houston, TX
P-5 status: Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed: Oct 30, 2001
Permits on file: 328
Phone: (281) 366-7061

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Vastar Resources Inc.
Production reports	Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jul 2023
Latest permit	Smith Production Inc.Dec 17, 1999

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,800: total depth, ft
5: permits on file
Dec 17, 1999: last permit issued
Sep 12, 1987: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
5.09M: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Sep 12, 1987
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

Lease	Field	Reporting operator	Wells	Gas, mcf	Reported
CNG Gas Unit IV G-4-125460	Texan Gardens-Tabasco, N. (Cons)	Hilcorp Energy Company	1	2.54M	Jan 1993 – Jul 2026
CNG GU IV G-4-175151	Texan Gardens-Tabasco, N. (Cons)	Hilcorp Energy Company	1	1.19M	Nov 1999 – Jul 2026
CNG Gas Unit IV G-4-155042	Texan Gardens (O Sand)	Smith Production Inc.	1	1.06M	Aug 1995 – Dec 2000
CNG Cas Unit IV G-4-148571	Texan Gardens (P Sand)	Vastar Resources, Inc.	1	235K	Feb 1994 – Jul 1995
CNG Gas Unit IV G-4-125461	Texan Gardens (R Sand)	Arco Oil & Gas Co.	1	67.6K	Jan 1993 – Feb 1994

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

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.Feb 1994 → Jan 1999
3Smith Production Inc.Feb 1999 → Apr 2005
4Fidelity Explor. & Prod. Co.May 2005 → Sep 2014
5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2014 → Jul 2023

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
490109-99	Recompletion	Smith Production Inc.	Dec 7, 1999	Dec 17, 1999	Nov 3, 1999	9,800
437600-99	Recompletion	Vastar Resources, Inc.	Jul 6, 1995	Jul 10, 1995	Jul 31, 1995	9,800
419659-99	Recompletion	Arco Oil & Gas Co.	Dec 23, 1993	Dec 23, 1993	Jan 24, 1994	9,800
332461-98	Drill	Arco Oil & Gas Co.	Oct 8, 1987	Jul 2, 1987	—	9,800
332461-99	Drill	Arco Oil & Gas Co.	Jul 2, 1987	Jul 2, 1987	—	11,800

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-125460	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-125461	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-148571	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-155042	—	—	—	—
—	— G-4-175151	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 221 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
Mission	6,850	-6,629
Heard	7,240	-7,019
VicksburgVICKSBURG O	8,310	-8,089
VicksburgVICKSBURG P	8,535	-8,314
VicksburgVICKSBURG R	9,000	-8,779
VicksburgVICKSBURG S	9,270	-9,049
Vicksburgs	9,270	-9,049

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
8,028	8,031	Perforated
8,040	8,043	Perforated
8,052	8,055	Perforated
8,074	8,077	Perforated
8,546	8,566	Perforated
8,776	8,818	Perforated
8,834	8,864	Perforated
8,880	8,890	Perforated
9,219	9,223	Perforated
9,231	9,241	Perforated
9,246	9,250	Perforated
9,264	9,269	Perforated
9,275	9,284	Perforated
9,542	9,546	Perforated
9,550	9,562	Perforated
9,572	9,580	Perforated
9,590	9,602	Perforated
9,610	9,624	Perforated
9,648	9,652	Perforated
9,658	9,664	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
13.375	2,010	17.5	1,450 S
9.625	8,300	12.25	300 S
9.375	8,300	12.25	300 S
2.875	9,723	—	—
2.875	9,799	8.5	475 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Jan 7, 2000	Dec 6, 1999	—
Dec 28, 1999	—	—
Nov 9, 1995	Aug 10, 1995	Yes
Aug 14, 1995	—	—
Jun 9, 1994	Apr 22, 1994	—
May 19, 1994	Mar 28, 1994	Yes
Mar 31, 1994	—	—
Dec 10, 1987	Dec 1, 1987	Yes
Dec 9, 1987	Nov 23, 1987	Yes
Nov 19, 1987	Oct 6, 1987	Yes
Nov 5, 1987	—	—

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 42-215-31769 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-215-31769 → 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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