WELL · 42-427-04514 · DISTRICT 4
Villarreal #20A
Starr County · Kelsey S. (Zone 26-B SE.) field · Vertical
Villarreal #20A (API 42-427-04514) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Energy Development Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1978 and 1998, permitted to 7,403 ft.
It was permitted by Energy Development Corp. and has since transferred to Coates Energy Trust on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 359K barrels of oil and 1.67M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 28 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energy Development Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 8, 2008 · 64 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 7,403
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1998
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 359K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.67M
- 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 28 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 G-4-146784 | Jay Simmons (C-2) | Energy Development Corp. | 1 | 0 | 66.2K | Aug 1993 – May 1998 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472197-99 | Recompletion | Energy Development Corp. | Jan 14, 1998 | Jan 21, 1998 | Mar 7, 1998 | 5,850 |
| 415525-99 | Recompletion | Energy Development Corp. | Aug 30, 1993 | Aug 30, 1993 | Aug 6, 1993 | 7,400 |
| 184143-99 | Recompletion | Coates Energy Trust | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 | — | 7,400 |
| 32661-99 | Recompletion | Coates, George H. Estate OF | Sep 1, 1978 | Sep 1, 1978 | — | 7,403 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-146784 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-1296 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-1296 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 245 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,718 | 5,750 | Perforated |
| 5,945 | 5,951 | Perforated |
| 6,001 | 6,009 | Perforated |
| 6,229 | 6,233 | Perforated |
| 6,862 | 6,880 | Perforated |
| — | 5,739 | Perforated |
| — | 6,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,030 | 10.75 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 1,031 | 10.75 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 1,031 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 1,031 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 6,808 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,400 | 7.875 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 7,400 | — | — |
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 | Apr 28, 1998 | Mar 18, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1993 | Oct 8, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1987 | Sep 3, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 28, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 7, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-427-04514 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-04514 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/42704514, documented in the API reference.