WELL · 42-247-32129 · DISTRICT 4
Lopez Lauro #15
Jim Hogg County · Travis Ward (Wilcox) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Lopez Lauro #15 (API 42-247-32129) is a well in Jim Hogg County operated by The Medusa Company, completed September 22, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 10, 1999, permitted to 14,500 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to The Medusa Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, 1st Hinnant Sand, Travis Ward A-Z Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
McAllen, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · (956) 631-1166
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | The Medusa Company |
| Production reports | Safari Production Company, Inc.through Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationJun 10, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 22, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 22, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lopez, Lauro G-4-174521 | Travis Ward (Wilcox) | The Medusa Company | 1 | 0 | 2.2M | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationSep 1999 → Aug 2000
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 2000 → Nov 2003
- 3Laredo EnergyDec 2003 → Mar 2005
- 4Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2005 → Mar 2008
- 5Safari Production Company, Inc.Jan 2013 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 485050-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jun 8, 1999 | Jun 10, 1999 | Jul 21, 1999 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-174521 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 563 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 6,370 | -5,807 |
| 1ST Hinnant Sand | 10,765 | -10,202 |
| Travis Ward a-Z Sand | 13,520 | -12,957 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,520 | 13,540 | Perforated |
| 14,326 | 14,330 | Perforated |
| 14,336 | 14,344 | Perforated |
| 14,350 | 14,362 | Perforated |
| 14,366 | 14,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,663 | 17.5 | 1,130 S |
| 9.625 | 8,241 | 12.25 | 845 S |
| 4.5 | 14,594 | 6.5 | 445 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 12, 1999 | Oct 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-247-32129 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-32129 → 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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