WELL · 42-249-30523 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia Manuel #4
Jim Wells County · Alfred West (4060) field · Vertical
Garcia Manuel #4 (API 42-249-30523) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged August 8, 2005, last operated by Live Oak/Operations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 15, 1980, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Grace Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Live Oak/Operations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 2.38K barrels of oil and 37 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2006.
Operator of record
Permitted by Grace Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2012
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (713) 621-4651
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Live Oak/Operations Inc. |
| Production reports | Live Oak Reserves, Inc.through Feb 1997 |
| Latest permit | Grace Petroleum Corp.Apr 15, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 1980
- completed
- 2.38K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 8, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, Manuel O-4-9562 | Alfred, West (4060) | Live Oak/Operations, Inc. | 1 | 2.38K | 37 | Jan 1993 – May 2006 |
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.
- 1Diamond "S" Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Startex Energy, Inc.May 1994 → Sep 1994
- 3Three C Consulting, Inc.Oct 1994 → Aug 1995
- 4Kingwood Resources, Inc.Oct 1995 → Nov 1996
- 5Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Dec 1996 → Feb 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78253-99 | Recompletion | Grace Petroleum Corp. | Apr 15, 1980 | Apr 15, 1980 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9562 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,056 | 4,062 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 149 | 12.25 | 50 S |
| 2.375 | 4,029 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,159 | 7.875 | 400 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 12, 1984 | May 12, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 7, 1977 | — |
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 42-249-30523 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30523 → 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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