TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · VALDEZ ET AL UNIT LEASE · API 42-215-33199 · DISTRICT 04
Valdez et al Unit #2
Hidalgo County · McMoran (8960) field · Producing · Vertical
Valdez ET AL Unit #2 (API 42-215-33199) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed August 16, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 1, 2004, permitted to 13,532 ft.
It was permitted by Sierra Resources, LLC and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 54.6K barrels of oil and 962K mcf of gas since August 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sierra Resources, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sierra Resources, LLCApr 1, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,532
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 1, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 16, 2004
- completed
- 54.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 962K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 16, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valdez et al Unit G-4-204223 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 54.6K | 962K | Aug 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,252 · prior 12 8,305(-49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sierra Resources, LLCAug 2004 → Jun 2006
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2006 → Aug 2014
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 543942-99 | Drill | Sierra Resources, LLC | Apr 1, 2004 | Apr 1, 2004 | Apr 23, 2004 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2004 | Valdez et al Unit G-4-204223 | McMoran (8960) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 13,532 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,203 | 9,385 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,015 | 17.5 | 760 S |
| 9.625 | 8,570 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 4.5 | 13,532 | 6.5 | 620 S |
| 4.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Apr 1, 2005 | Jan 13, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 2005 | Sep 23, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 25, 2008. Density, Gamma ray, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Combination: Resistivity/Neutron Density PorosityHIGH DEFINITION INDUCTION COMP. Z-DENSILOG COMP. NEUTRON GAMMA RAY LOG | TIFF | 9,560 to 13,505 | Jan 25, 2008run Jun 9, 2004 | — |
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 42-215-33199 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33199 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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