WELL · 42-215-31869 · DISTRICT 4
Sorenson Oil Unit #2 #4
Hidalgo County · Vertical
Sorenson Oil Unit #2 #4 (API 42-215-31869) is a permitted well in Hidalgo County filed by Vastar Resources, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1989 and 1999, permitted to 11,600 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Jacik Sand, Marks, Marks Sand, Montgomery Sand.
Its 4 leases have reported 418 barrels of oil and 7.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2005. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 | none |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through May 2000 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Aug 12, 1999 |
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 418
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sorenson Oil Unit #2 O-4-12938 | Donna (Rice 3-West) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 418 | 2.16K | May 2000 – May 2005 |
| Sorenson Gas Unit G-4-149003 | Donna (Marks) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.33K | Dec 1993 – May 2000 |
| Sorenson Oil Unit O-4-11950 | Donna (9700) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
| — G-4-134907 | — | — | 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.
- 1Vastar Resources, Inc.Jan 1994 → May 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486610-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Aug 12, 1999 | Aug 12, 1999 | Apr 13, 2000 | 10,600 |
| 443850-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Jan 18, 1996 | Jan 30, 1996 | — | 10,600 |
| 409724-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 10, 1993 | Mar 11, 1993 | Oct 2, 1993 | 10,600 |
| 375544-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 16, 1990 | Jul 17, 1990 | Jul 22, 1990 | 10,600 |
| 362509-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 8, 1989 | Aug 10, 1989 | — | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-134907 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-149003 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11950 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11950 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12938 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 850 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jacik Sand | 6,598 | -5,748 |
| Marks | 8,998 | -8,148 |
| Marks Sand | 8,998 | -8,148 |
| Montgomery Sand | 9,198 | -8,348 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,770 | 6,772 | Perforated |
| 6,796 | 6,804 | Perforated |
| 6,810 | 6,818 | Perforated |
| 6,839 | 6,841 | Perforated |
| 8,884 | 8,910 | Perforated |
| 8,913 | 8,936 | Perforated |
| 8,956 | 8,974 | Perforated |
| 9,689 | 9,703 | Perforated |
| 10,106 | 10,126 | Perforated |
| 10,106 | — | Perforated |
| 10,108 | — | Perforated |
| 10,110 | — | Perforated |
| 10,116 | — | Perforated |
| 10,118 | — | Perforated |
| 10,120 | — | Perforated |
| 10,124 | — | Perforated |
| 10,126 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 78 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,004 | 17.5 | 1,395 S |
| 9.625 | 8,466 | 12.25 | 1,775 S |
| 5 | 10,588 | 6.75 | 140 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 | Jul 24, 2000 | May 18, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1994 | Apr 1, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1993 | Nov 15, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1991 | Nov 16, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1991 | Nov 16, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | Jan 30, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-215-31869 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31869 → 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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