WELL · 42-215-31899 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Grande Gas Unit II #3
Hidalgo County · San Salvador SW. (6500) field · Vertical
Rio Grande Gas Unit II #3 (API 42-215-31899) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged June 12, 2008, last operated by Esenjay Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 1993, permitted to 8,150 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 31, 1998
- Permits on file
- 381
- Phone
- (512) 883-7464
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.through May 1994 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Jul 15, 1993 |
- 8,150
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2008
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 Gas Unit II G-4-145907 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Contract Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 47.5K | Mar 1993 – Jun 2008 |
| Rio Grande Gas Unit II G-4-133929 | San Salvador, SW. (6500) | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 5.73K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
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.
- 1Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413357-99 | Recompletion | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Jul 14, 1993 | Jul 15, 1993 | Jan 12, 1993 | 7,280 |
| 367509-98 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Mar 1, 1990 | Dec 15, 1989 | — | 8,150 |
| 367509-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Dec 11, 1989 | Dec 15, 1989 | — | 8,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-133929 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-145907 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 77 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 6,000 | -5,923 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,541 | 6,579 | Perforated |
| 6,564 | 6,582 | Perforated |
| 7,192 | 7,207 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,642 | 12.25 | 760 S |
| 4.5 | 8,150 | 7.875 | 585 S |
| 4.5 | — | 7.875 | 585 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, 1994 | Oct 13, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1993 | May 25, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 27, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1990 | Apr 3, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 13, 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 42-215-31899 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31899 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 17.1K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 241K
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 1999
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000081380 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jun 30, 2008 | 600 | 1,000 | 6,540–6,580 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 17,050 · prior 12 89,187(-81%)
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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