TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-33053 · DISTRICT 04
Buchanan Gas Unit #4
Hidalgo County · Donna (Armstrong) field · Vertical
Buchanan Gas Unit #4 (API 42-215-33053) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 18, 2022, last operated by Wagner Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Wagner Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Armstrong, Swallow, Jancik.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 23, 2025
- Permits on file
- 278
- Phone
- (817) 335-2222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Oct 2007 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyApr 27, 2007 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 678K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2003 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-236945 | Donna (Armstrong) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 50 | Jun 2007 – Mar 2022 |
| Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-223972 | Donna (Swallow) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 55.3K | Jun 2006 – Sep 2007 |
| Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-206651 | Donna (6600) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 452K | Dec 2004 – Jun 2006 |
| Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-192697 | Donna (7460) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 170K | Jan 2003 – Mar 2005 |
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.
- 1BP America Production CompanyJan 2003 → Oct 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637393-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Apr 19, 2007 | Apr 27, 2007 | May 8, 2007 | 7,500 |
| 620295-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Jun 1, 2006 | Jun 1, 2006 | Jun 5, 2006 | 7,500 |
| 553757-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Nov 17, 2004 | Nov 17, 2004 | — | 7,500 |
| 526396-98 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Jan 30, 2003 | Dec 16, 2002 | Dec 25, 2002 | 9,000 |
| 526396-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Dec 16, 2002 | Dec 16, 2002 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 2009 | Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-236945 | Donna (Armstrong) | Wagner Oil Company | Plugged | — |
| Jun 11, 2006 | Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-223972 | Donna (Swallow) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
| Dec 11, 2004 | Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-206651 | Donna (6600) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
| Jan 20, 2003 | Buchanan Gas Unit G-4-192697 | Donna (7460) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 82 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 4,997 | -4,915 |
| Armstrong | 5,248 | -5,166 |
| Swallow | 5,970 | -5,888 |
| Jancik | 7,210 | -7,128 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,255 | 5,275 | Perforated |
| 6,005 | 6,012 | Perforated |
| 6,536 | 6,546 | Perforated |
| 7,275 | 7,279 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,018 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 2.875 | 7,463 | 8.5 | 1,000 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 4, 2009 | Sep 17, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2008 | Apr 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2007 | Jun 23, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2005 | Jan 11, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2003 | Jan 31, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-215-33053 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33053 → 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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