WELL · 42-427-00402 · DISTRICT 4
Villarreal #21
Starr County · Kelsey (Frio Consol.) field · Vertical
Villarreal #21 (API 42-427-00402) is a well in Starr County operated by Pitco Investments Ltd., completed April 29, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 1988, permitted to 6,712 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Pitco Investments Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 37.4K barrels of oil and 440K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Scottsdale, AZ · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2013 · 22 permits on file · (480) 368-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pitco Investments Ltd. |
| Production reports | Wagner Oil Companythrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Petroleum CorporationApr 20, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,712
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 1988
- completed
- 37.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 440K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 1988
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal O-4-13140 | Kelsey (Frio Consol.) | Wagner Oil Company | 3 | 37.4K | 144K | Feb 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Villarreal G-4-127263 | Kelsey (Frio Consol.) | Pitco Investments, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 296K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2003 |
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.
- 1Energy Development Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2Pitco Investments, Ltd.Dec 1999 → Sep 2005
- 3Wagner Oil CompanyOct 2005 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345348-99 | Recompletion | Cabot Petroleum Corporation | Apr 18, 1988 | Apr 20, 1988 | — | 6,712 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-127263 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13140 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 10 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,000 | -990 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 2,450 | -2,440 |
| FrioMIDDLE FRIO | 4,070 | -4,060 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 5,425 | -5,415 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,660 | 5,664 | Perforated |
| 5,750 | 5,757 | Perforated |
| 5,792 | 5,800 | Perforated |
| 6,194 | 6,202 | Perforated |
| — | 5,760 | Perforated |
| — | 6,432 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,012 | — | 375 S |
| 2 | 6,375 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,469 | — | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 6,471 | — | — |
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 18, 2004 | Jan 7, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 22, 1988 | May 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 25, 1952 | — |
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 42-427-00402 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-00402 → 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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