WELL · 42-427-00404 · DISTRICT 4
Villarreal #23
Starr County · Kelsey (Frio Consol.) field · Vertical
Villarreal #23 (API 42-427-00404) is a well in Starr County operated by Pitco Investments Ltd., completed May 5, 1988.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1988, permitted to 6,481 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Pitco Investments Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), U. Frio, Frio.
Its 3 leases have reported 396K barrels of oil and 1.76M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 31 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 Inactive, filed Dec 7, 2012 · 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cabot Petroleum CorporationApr 27, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,481
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 5, 1988
- completed
- 396K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.76M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 31 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal O-4-1296 | Jay Simmons | Wagner Oil Company | 27 | 359K | 1.61M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Villarreal O-4-13140 | Kelsey (Frio Consol.) | Wagner Oil Company | 3 | 37.4K | 144K | Feb 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Villarreal G-4-127287 | Kelsey (Frio Consol.) | Pitco Investments, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 8.05K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,010 · prior 12 2,514(-20%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,035 · prior 12 12,704(-5%)
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.Oct 1999 → Sep 2005
- 3Wagner Oil CompanyOct 2005 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345678-99 | Recompletion | Cabot Petroleum Corporation | Apr 25, 1988 | Apr 27, 1988 | — | 6,481 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-127287 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-1296 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13140 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,000 | -757 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,001 | -758 |
| U. Frio | 2,450 | -2,207 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 2,450 | -2,207 |
| FrioMIDDLE FRIO | 3,980 | -3,737 |
| FrioLOWER FRIO | 5,420 | -5,177 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,946 | 5,951 | Perforated |
| — | 6,090 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,015 | 15 | 375 S |
| 2 | 6,407 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,481 | 8.75 | 300 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 | Jun 26, 2003 | Apr 9, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1988 | May 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1988 | May 16, 1969 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 16, 1969 | — |
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 42-427-00404 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-00404 → 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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