WELL · 42-215-31993 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Grande Gas Unit II #5
Hidalgo County · San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) field · Vertical
Rio Grande Gas Unit II #5 (API 42-215-31993) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged September 24, 2012, last operated by Contract Energy L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 26, 1990, permitted to 8,950 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Contract Energy L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Esenjay Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 2014 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Contract Energy L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&P Inc.through Oct 1996 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Sep 26, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 374K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 2012
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Grande Gas Unit II G-4-136439 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Contract Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 374K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2012 |
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 → Apr 1996
- 2Shell Western E&P Inc.May 1996 → Oct 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378459-98 | Field transfer | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Jul 16, 1991 | Sep 26, 1990 | — | 8,950 |
| 378459-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Sep 24, 1990 | Sep 26, 1990 | Oct 18, 1990 | 8,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-136439 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 72 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,749 | 8,829 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,691 | 14.75 | 884 S |
| 7.625 | 8,938 | 9.875 | 960 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 13, 1991 | Jun 12, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1991 | Dec 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-215-31993 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31993 → 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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