WELL · 42-215-31819 · DISTRICT 4
Houston Gas Unit #5
Hidalgo County · Donna (7100) field · Vertical
Houston Gas Unit #5 (API 42-215-31819) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 19, 2005, last operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2000, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Arco Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 97.4K barrels of oil and 51.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2005.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, 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 | Vastar Resources, Inc.through May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.May 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- May 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 1988
- completed
- 97.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Oil Unit O-4-11982 | Donna (20-C) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 97.4K | 51.2K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2005 |
| — G-4-128158 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-4-129041 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494875-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | May 9, 2000 | May 9, 2000 | Aug 8, 2000 | 7,300 |
| 381844-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 3, 1990 | Jan 11, 1991 | Jan 4, 1991 | 7,300 |
| 347609-98 | Field transfer | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 24, 1989 | Jun 14, 1988 | — | 7,300 |
| 347609-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 10, 1988 | Jun 14, 1988 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-128158 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-129041 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11982 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 86 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 5,030 | -4,944 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,838 | 6,848 | Perforated |
| 6,858 | 6,862 | Perforated |
| 6,858 | 6,871 | Perforated |
| 6,909 | 6,932 | Perforated |
| 6,981 | 7,017 | Perforated |
| 7,030 | 7,045 | Perforated |
| 7,098 | 7,116 | Perforated |
| 7,116 | 7,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,130 | 12.25 | 484 S |
| 5 | 7,300 | 7.875 | 1,143 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 | Nov 21, 2000 | Oct 4, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1991 | Sep 14, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1989 | Jan 31, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1989 | Nov 2, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 31, 1988 | Aug 10, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-215-31819 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31819 → 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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