TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · GOLDSTON, W. L. LEASE · API 42-215-32428 · DISTRICT 04
Goldston W. L. #51
Hidalgo County · Los Indios (M-1) field · Directional
Goldston W. L. #51 (API 42-215-32428) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 4, 2009, last operated by Newfield Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 5, 1997, permitted to 16,000 ft.
It was permitted by Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Newfield Exploration Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its lease has reported 634K mcf of gas since February 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 2, 2022
- Permits on file
- 821
- Phone
- (281) 210-5100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newfield Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Newfield Exploration Companythrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.Jun 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 20, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 634K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 20, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2009
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldston, W. L. G-4-168389 | Los Indios (M-1) | Newfield Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 634K | Feb 1998 – Mar 2006 |
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.
- 1Tesoro E&P Company, L.P.Feb 1998 → Dec 1999
- 2Eex E&P Company, L.P.Jan 2000 → Jul 2003
- 3Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 2003 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462844-97 | Drill | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. | Feb 26, 1998 | Jun 5, 1997 | Aug 14, 1997 | 16,000 |
| 462844-98 | Drill | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. | Nov 14, 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 | — | 16,000 |
| 462844-99 | Drill | Tesoro E&P Company, L.P. | May 23, 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 | — | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 1998 | Goldston W. L. G-4-168389 | Los Indios (M-1) | Newfield Exploration Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 99 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,322 | 7,328 | Perforated |
| 7,334 | 7,338 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,375 | 17.5 | 1,620 S |
| 9.625 | 8,947 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 7.625 | 12,500 | 8.5 | 332 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 9, 1998 | Mar 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-215-32428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32428 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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