WELL · 42-215-31857 · DISTRICT 4
Cardenas J. -A- #6A
Hidalgo County · San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) field · Vertical
Cardenas J. -A- #6A (API 42-215-31857) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged October 23, 2007, last operated by Rincon Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 3, 1989, permitted to 8,775 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Fuel Company and has since transferred to Rincon Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Fuel Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 259
- Phone
- (361) 883-9896
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rincon Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.through May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Texas Fuel CompanyMay 3, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,775
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 3, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 518K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenas, J. -A- G-4-131761 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 57.9K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2007 |
| Cardenas, J. -A- G-4-131763 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Contract Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 460K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2007 |
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.
- 1Southwest Oil & Land, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2O'Sullivan Oil & Gas Co., Inc.Apr 1996 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 358896-98 | Drill | Texas Fuel Company | Jul 7, 1989 | May 3, 1989 | — | 8,775 |
| 358896-99 | Drill | Texas Fuel Company | May 3, 1989 | May 3, 1989 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2, 1989 | Cardenas J. -A- G-4-131761 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Jun 19, 1989 | Cardenas J. -A- G-4-131763 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Contract Energy L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,454 | 6,464 | Perforated |
| 8,472 | 8,482 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,673 | 12.75 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 8,814 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 | Sep 28, 1989 | Aug 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1989 | Aug 29, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-215-31857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31857 → 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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