WELL · 42-427-00347 · DISTRICT 4
DE Pena V. L. #1
Starr County · Kelsey South (6050) field · Vertical
De Pena V. L. #1 (API 42-427-00347) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Cimarron Engineering Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1978 and 1992, permitted to 7,491 ft.
It was permitted by Cimarron Engineering Corp. and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cimarron Engineering Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New · 1,290 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus |
| Production reports | Xeric Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Apr 2003 |
| Latest permit | Cimarron Engineering Corp.Nov 16, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,491
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 16, 1992
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Pena, V. L. G-4-143491 | Kelsey, South (5530) | XOG Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 147K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| DE Pena, V. L. G-4-96741 | Kelsey, South (6050) | Cimarron Engineering Corp. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1993 |
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.
- 1Cimarron Engineering Corp.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Okie Operating Company, Ltd.Sep 1995 → Oct 1996
- 3Xeric Oil & Gas CorporationNov 1996 → Apr 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 405943-99 | Recompletion | Cimarron Engineering Corp. | Nov 10, 1992 | Nov 16, 1992 | Nov 26, 1992 | 7,491 |
| 133423-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Sep 17, 1981 | Sep 17, 1981 | — | 7,491 |
| 19691-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Mar 9, 1978 | Mar 9, 1978 | — | 7,491 |
| 18079-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Feb 13, 1978 | Feb 13, 1978 | — | 7,491 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-96741 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-143491 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,530 | 5,540 | Perforated |
| 5,537 | 5,543 | Perforated |
| 6,061 | 6,065 | Perforated |
| 6,090 | 6,095 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,514 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 2.375 | 5,872 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,153 | 8.75 | 500 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 2, 1993 | Dec 16, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 23, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 5, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 23, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 3, 1976 | — |
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 42-427-00347 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-00347 → 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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