WELL · 42-215-32172 · DISTRICT 4
South Weslaco Gas Unit #29
Hidalgo County · Weslaco South (8700 Fausek) field · Vertical
South Weslaco Gas Unit #29 (API 42-215-32172) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged June 20, 2012, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended 3 times) in 1994, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,756
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | MW Petroleum Corporationthrough Oct 1997 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationDec 9, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1994
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jun 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Weslaco Gas Unit G-4-151242 | Weslaco, South (8700 Fausek) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 260K | Aug 1994 – Jun 2012 |
| South Weslaco Gas Unit G-4-152017 | Weslaco, South (7900) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.76M | Nov 1994 – Jun 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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationAug 1994 → Oct 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430713-99 | Other | MW Petroleum Corporation | Dec 7, 1994 | Dec 9, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | 8,600 |
| 424840-96 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Sep 30, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | 8,600 |
| 424840-97 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Sep 2, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | — | 9,800 |
| 424840-98 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Jul 25, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | — | 9,800 |
| 424840-99 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Jun 13, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | — | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-151242 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-152017 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO UPPER | 6,880 | -6,772 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,534 | 7,546 | Perforated |
| 8,054 | 8,266 | Perforated |
| 8,254 | 8,266 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,762 | 14.75 | 1,100 S |
| 7 | 8,598 | 9.875 | 790 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 | Jan 30, 1995 | Dec 7, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 22, 1994 | Sep 30, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-215-32172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32172 → 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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