WELL · 42-215-31829 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Grande Land Trust G.U. #1 #1
Hidalgo County · Mercedes ( 3-M) field · Vertical
Rio Grande Land Trust G.U. #1 #1 (API 42-215-31829) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged July 12, 2005, last operated by Texas Independent Explor Ltd..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1988 and 2000, permitted to 8,750 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc. and has since transferred to Texas Independent Explor Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 10.9K barrels of oil and 72.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2006. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Independent Explor., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 Mar 2005 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jan 18, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,750
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 1999
- completed
- 10.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 72.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 12, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Land Trust G.U. #1 O-4-12903 | Mercedes ( 3-M) | Texas Independent Explor Ltd. | 1 | 10.9K | 49K | Aug 1999 – Dec 2006 |
| Rio Grande Land Trust G.U. #1 G-4-129705 | Mercedes ( 3-D) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 23.2K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1999 |
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 → Oct 2002
- 2Texas Independent Explor Ltd.Nov 2002 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489895-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Nov 29, 1999 | Jan 18, 2000 | Aug 5, 1999 | 8,515 |
| 354868-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jan 4, 1989 | Jan 10, 1989 | — | 8,515 |
| 350854-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Sep 6, 1988 | Sep 6, 1988 | — | 8,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129705 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 54 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,002 | 7,010 | Perforated |
| 8,208 | 8,215 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,195 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 8,352 | 7.875 | 765 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 | Mar 17, 2000 | Nov 24, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 10, 1989 | Jan 5, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1988 | Nov 18, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 29, 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 42-215-31829 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31829 → 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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