WELL · 42-215-32296 · DISTRICT 4
Castillo Deep Gas Unit #1
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (Vicksburg Lo.) field · Directional
Castillo Deep Gas Unit #1 (API 42-215-32296) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged January 2, 2013, last operated by EP Energy E&P Company L.P..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 1998, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to EP Energy E&P Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Sullivan, Rincon, Upper Vickburg P, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 3, 2023 · 1,518 permits on file · (800) 529-1924
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EP Energy E&P Company L.P. |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Aug 2011 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 6, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jan 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 2013
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-161583 | Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg, Lo.) | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 152K | Aug 1996 – Jan 2013 |
| Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-170639 | Wildcat | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1998 – Jan 2013 |
| Castillo Deep Gas Unit G-4-170649 | Jeffress, NE. (T, Lo.-Fb,a) | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 964K | Apr 1998 – Jan 2013 |
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.
- 1Greenbrier Oper. Co.Aug 1996 → Sep 1997
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1998 → Apr 2000
- 3EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Feb 2004 → Apr 2004
- 4EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2011 → Aug 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 474108-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 6, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | Mar 25, 1998 | 13,930 |
| 445578-99 | Drill | Greenbrier Oper. Co. | Mar 6, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | Apr 7, 1996 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-161583 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-170639 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-170649 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,979 | 12,487 | Perforated |
| 13,509 | 13,627 | Perforated |
| 13,800 | 13,859 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 2,030 | 20 | 1,595 S |
| 11.75 | 7,545 | 14.75 | 1,663 S |
| 16 | — | 20 | 1,595 S |
| 11.75 | — | 14.75 | 1,663 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 19, 1998 | Oct 22, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | Aug 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-215-32296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32296 → 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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