WELL · 42-215-32341 · DISTRICT 4
LA Blanca Gas Unit #39
Hidalgo County · LA Blanca (Hamilton) field · Directional
La Blanca Gas Unit #39 (API 42-215-32341) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed February 7, 1997.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1998, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wildcat, Hamilton, 11285 Tvd, 11670 Tvd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 16, 1999
- Permits on file
- 2,528
- Phone
- (281) 544-3215
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P Inc. |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Dec 1998 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationMar 2, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 418K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1997
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Blanca Gas Unit G-4-167274 | LA Blanca ( 9400) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 0 | 135K | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| LA Blanca Gas Unit G-4-165361 | LA Blanca (Frio 10550) | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 85.1K | Sep 1997 – May 1998 |
| LA Blanca Gas Unit G-4-163654 | LA Blanca (Frio 11300) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 194K | Mar 1997 – Jan 1998 |
| LA Blanca Gas Unit G-4-163568 | LA Blanca (Hamilton) | Shell Western E&P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.64K | Feb 1997 – Sep 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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Feb 1997 → Oct 1997
- 2MW Petroleum CorporationNov 1997 → Aug 1998
- 3Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Dec 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473892-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | Mar 2, 1998 | Mar 2, 1998 | Feb 18, 1998 | 9,218 |
| 468840-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Oct 15, 1997 | Oct 15, 1997 | Sep 2, 1997 | 11,027 |
| 460500-98 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Apr 15, 1997 | Mar 31, 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | 11,550 |
| 460500-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Mar 31, 1997 | Mar 31, 1997 | — | 12,500 |
| 452138-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 30, 1996 | Aug 30, 1996 | Sep 24, 1996 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163568 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-163654 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-165361 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-167274 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 78 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wildcat | 13,200 | -13,122 |
| Hamilton | 13,275 | -13,197 |
| 11285 TVD | — | — |
| 11670 TVD | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,163 | 9,168 | Perforated |
| 9,180 | 9,188 | Perforated |
| 9,198 | 9,210 | Perforated |
| 10,476 | 10,598 | Perforated |
| 10,589 | 10,598 | Perforated |
| 10,677 | 10,684 | Perforated |
| 11,182 | 11,206 | Perforated |
| 11,382 | 11,392 | Perforated |
| 11,554 | 11,562 | Perforated |
| 12,969 | 13,060 | Perforated |
| 13,294 | 13,296 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,000 | 17.5 | 1,658 S |
| 9.625 | 8,428 | 12.25 | 805 S |
| 3.5 | 13,438 | 6.5 | 1,070 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 | Apr 24, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1998 | Oct 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | Mar 19, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1997 | Apr 11, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 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 42-215-32341 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32341 → 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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