WELL · 42-215-34129 · DISTRICT 4
Midnight Sun #1
Hidalgo County · Mercedes ( 1-F) field · Vertical
Midnight Sun #1 (API 42-215-34129) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged August 15, 2024, last operated by Rincon Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 1, 2014, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Rincon Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Jackson, Vicksburg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Esenjay Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 259 permits on file · (361) 960-9033
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rincon Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Rincon Petroleum Corporationthrough Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Operating, Inc.Aug 1, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 2014
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 399K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2014 THROUGH Aug 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 15, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Midnight Sun G-4-275287 | Mercedes ( 1-F) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 399K | Sep 2014 – Aug 2024 |
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.
- 1Rincon Petroleum CorporationSep 2014 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 790767-99 | Drill | Esenjay Operating, Inc. | Jul 1, 2014 | Aug 1, 2014 | Aug 8, 2014 | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-275287 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | 10 | 45 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | 5,700 | -5,645 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | 5,700 | -5,645 |
| Jackson | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,002 | 7,022 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,065 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | 7,413 | 7.875 | 421 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 | Jan 7, 2015 | Oct 22, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-215-34129 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-34129 → 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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