WELL · 42-311-01956 · DISTRICT 1
Cartier Gas Unit #1
McMullen County · Jake Hamon East (Wilcox 7800) field · Vertical
Cartier Gas Unit #1 (API 42-311-01956) is a plugged well in Mcmullen County, plugged September 1, 1982, last operated by Rowe W. Earl.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1994, permitted to 8,001 ft.
It was permitted by Rincon Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Rowe W. Earl on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Hockley, Pettus, Queen City.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rincon Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 17, 1982 · 3 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rowe W. Earl |
| Production reports | Rincon Petroleum Corporationthrough May 1993 |
| Latest permit | Rincon Petroleum CorporationSep 22, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,001
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 1, 1982
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cartier Gas Unit G-1-165961 | Jake Hamon, East (Wilcox 7700) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1995 – Jul 2001 |
| Cartier GU G-1-132341 | Jake Hamon, E. (Frio 1810) | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 10.9K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1995 |
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 CorporationJan 1993 → May 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428186-99 | Recompletion | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | Sep 19, 1994 | Sep 22, 1994 | Jan 2, 1995 | 8,001 |
| 361972-99 | Reenter | Rincon Petroleum Corporation | Jul 26, 1989 | Jul 27, 1989 | — | 8,001 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-132341 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-1-165961 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 517 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO-COLE | 2,000 | -1,483 |
| FrioFRIO-COLE | 2,010 | -1,493 |
| Hockley | 2,400 | -1,883 |
| Pettus | 3,230 | -2,713 |
| Queen City | 5,905 | -5,388 |
| Queen City | 6,050 | -5,533 |
| Wilcox | 7,415 | -6,898 |
| Wilcox | 7,420 | -6,903 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,842 | 1,850 | Perforated |
| 7,565 | 7,570 | Perforated |
| 7,713 | 7,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 593 | 13.375 | 310 S |
| 10.75 | 593 | 13.625 | — |
| 5.5 | 7,824 | 8.75 | — |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 250 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 | Feb 3, 1998 | Dec 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1990 | Nov 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-311-01956 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-311-01956 → 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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