TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · GARCIA, J.A. LEASE · API 42-215-33260 · DISTRICT 04
Garcia J.A. #3
Hidalgo County · Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) field · Producing · Vertical
Garcia J.A. #3 (API 42-215-33260) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 14, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 2004, permitted to 10,250 ft.
It was permitted by Smith Production Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 3.16K barrels of oil and 397K mcf of gas since December 2004, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Smith Production Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,460
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Smith Production Inc.Sep 24, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 2004
- completed
- 3.16K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 397K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · DEC 2004 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, J.A. G-4-206844 | Flores, W. (Vksbrg, Geopressure) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 3.16K | 397K | Dec 2004 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,730 · prior 12 1,385(+25%)
Wells named Garcia J.A.
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Hidalgo County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Hilcorp Energy Company | Oct 31, 2024 | today |
| Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLC | Sep 1, 2014 | Oct 31, 2024 |
| Apache Corporation | Dec 1, 2010 | Sep 1, 2014 |
| Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Jan 31, 2007 | Dec 1, 2010 |
| Smith Production Inc. | Dec 14, 2004 | Jan 31, 2007 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Smith Production Inc.Dec 2004 → Dec 2006
- 2Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Aug 2014
- 4Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCSep 2014 → Sep 2024
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2024 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551506-99 | Drill | Smith Production Inc. | Sep 24, 2004 | Sep 24, 2004 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2004 | Garcia J.A. G-4-206844 | Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,250 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,340 | 9,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,500 | 13.5 | 1,030 S |
| 7.625 | 6,794 | 9.875 | 755 S |
| 4.5 | 10,237 | 6.75 | 450 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 | Jun 2, 2005 | Jan 21, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-215-33260 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33260 → 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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