WELL · 42-215-32501 · DISTRICT 4
Castillo Deep GU #3
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (Yegua) field · Vertical
Castillo Deep GU #3 (API 42-215-32501) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed March 18, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1998 and 2007, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Cantera Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Sullivan, K-1 Sand, O Sand, S Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through May 2008 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 4, 2007 |
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
- Aug 4, 2007
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1998
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Castillo Deep GU G-4-280527 | McCook, S. (5330) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Castillo Deep GU G-4-170398 | Jeffress, NE. (Yegua) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 29.8K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2014 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMar 1998 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → May 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 643294-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Jul 26, 2007 | Aug 4, 2007 | May 10, 2008 | 7,000 |
| 471990-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Jan 9, 1998 | Jan 9, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-170398 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-280527 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 294 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 5,020 | -4,726 |
| K-1 Sand | 7,900 | -7,606 |
| O Sand | 8,942 | -8,648 |
| S Sand | 10,456 | -10,162 |
| Jackson | 13,440 | -13,146 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,973 | 6,003 | Perforated |
| 13,854 | 14,027 | Perforated |
| 14,139 | 14,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30.375 | 2,000 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 13.375 | 2,000 | 17.5 | 1,230 S |
| 9.625 | 7,382 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 4.5 | 14,470 | 6.5 | 200 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 | Aug 15, 2016 | Aug 1, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1998 | May 11, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 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 42-215-32501 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32501 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000097252 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 10,000 | 2,490 | 4,980–6,060 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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