WELL · 42-215-32173 · DISTRICT 4
LA Blanca Gas Unit #37
Hidalgo County · LA Blanca ( 9500) field · Vertical
La Blanca Gas Unit #37 (API 42-215-32173) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged October 21, 1996, last operated by MW Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 1995, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.12K barrels of oil and 710K mcf of gas since November 1994, last reporting in October 1996. The leases carry 2 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
- Aug 6, 1998
- Permits on file
- 364
- Phone
- (713) 296-6000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MW Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | MW Petroleum Corporationthrough Jan 1996 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationMay 31, 1995 |
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 1995
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1996
- completed
- 6.12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 710K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1994 THROUGH Oct 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 21, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Blanca Gas Unit G-4-154526 | LA Blanca ( 9500) | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 631K | Apr 1995 – Oct 1996 |
| LA Blanca Gas Unit O-4-12415 | LA Blanca (Hamilton) | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 6.12K | 78.4K | Nov 1994 – Jul 1995 |
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 CorporationNov 1994 → Jan 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436304-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | May 26, 1995 | May 31, 1995 | Apr 24, 1995 | 9,630 |
| 424841-99 | Drill | MW Petroleum Corporation | Jun 13, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-154526 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12415 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 6,670 | -6,562 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,528 | 7,538 | Perforated |
| 9,624 | 9,630 | Perforated |
| 11,832 | 11,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,096 | 17.5 | 2,265 S |
| 9.625 | 9,123 | 12.25 | 1,230 S |
| 7.625 | 11,909 | 8.5 | 405 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 25, 1996 | Aug 23, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1995 | May 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 10, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1995 | Dec 12, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-215-32173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32173 → 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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