WELL · 42-215-32018 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Grande Gas Unit I #1
Hidalgo County · San Salvador (8700) field · Vertical
Rio Grande Gas Unit I #1 (API 42-215-32018) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Esenjay Petroleum Corp., completed June 7, 1991.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 1994, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 7200' Frio Sd, 7550' Frio Sd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 8, 1999 · 381 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. |
| Production reports | Rincon Petroleum Corporationthrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Petroleum Corp.Apr 18, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 7, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 256K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 7, 1991
- 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 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 I G-4-149408 | San Salvador (Consolidated Frio) | Deguello Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 232K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Rio Grande Gas Unit I G-4-138862 | San Salvador (8700) | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 23.5K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
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 → Mar 1999
- 3Waters Eng. & Operating, Inc.Apr 1999 → Aug 1999
- 4Contract Energy, L.L.C.Sep 1999 → Aug 2001
- 5Rincon Petroleum CorporationSep 2001 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422818-99 | Recompletion | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Apr 8, 1994 | Apr 18, 1994 | Nov 9, 1993 | 8,670 |
| 386226-99 | Drill | Esenjay Petroleum Corp. | Mar 29, 1991 | Apr 4, 1991 | Apr 23, 1991 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-138862 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-149408 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 7200' Frio SD | 7,204 | -7,130 |
| 7550' Frio SD | 7,590 | -7,516 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,225 | 8,229 | Perforated |
| 8,590 | 8,594 | Perforated |
| 8,787 | 8,791 | Perforated |
| 8,793 | 8,797 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,650 | 12.25 | 706 S |
| 4.5 | 8,946 | 7.875 | 820 S |
| 4.5 | 8,947 | 7.875 | 820 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 25, 1996 | Nov 8, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1994 | Feb 11, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1991 | Jul 17, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 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 42-215-32018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32018 → 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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