WELL · 42-215-32288 · DISTRICT 4
Painter Gas Unit #13
Hidalgo County · Mercedes (7800) field · Directional
Painter Gas Unit #13 (API 42-215-32288) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged February 3, 2018, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2002, permitted to 8,250 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,619 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnum Producing, LPthrough May 2012 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 6, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,250
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 6, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.75M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 3, 2018
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Gas Unit G-4-158919 | Mercedes ( 1-H) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 1.21M | Jun 1996 – Feb 2018 |
| Painter Gas Unit G-4-191931 | Mercedes ( 1-G) | Magnum Producing, LP | 1 | 0 | 345K | Sep 2002 – Feb 2018 |
| Painter Gas Unit G-4-191923 | Mercedes ( 1-H) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.1K | Sep 2002 – Aug 2003 |
| Painter Gas Unit G-4-163737 | Mercedes (7800) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.1K | Jul 1997 – Sep 2002 |
| Painter Gas Unit G-4-159555 | Mercedes ( 1-M) | Parker & Parsley Producing L.P. | 1 | 0 | 185K | Mar 1996 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Mar 1996 → Oct 1997
- 2Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Feb 2001
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Mar 2001 → Jun 2004
- 4Magnum Producing, LPJul 2004 → May 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522989-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Aug 21, 2002 | Sep 6, 2002 | Sep 12, 2002 | 8,250 |
| 464844-99 | Recompletion | Parker & Parsley Producing L.P. | Jul 14, 1997 | Jul 14, 1997 | Jul 7, 1997 | 7,924 |
| 444396-99 | Drill | Parker & Parsley Producing L.P. | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | 8,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-158919 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-159555 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-163737 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-191923 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-191931 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)TOP OF MIOCENE | 6,070 | -5,748 |
| FrioTOP OF FRIO | 6,190 | -5,868 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,412 | 7,422 | Perforated |
| 7,508 | 7,518 | Perforated |
| 7,860 | 7,880 | Perforated |
| 8,039 | 8,048 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,249 | 12.25 | 555 S |
| 5.5 | 8,310 | 7.875 | 826 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 | Oct 6, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2003 | Oct 21, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 2003 | Oct 21, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2003 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | Jul 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 25, 1996 | Apr 10, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | Jul 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-215-32288 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32288 → 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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