WELL · 42-427-30394 · DISTRICT 4
Samano #2
Starr County · Yturria (4740 E Gas) field · Vertical
Samano #2 (API 42-427-30394) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged January 7, 2003, last operated by Tana Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1977 and 1997, permitted to 4,910 ft.
It was permitted by Starco Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Tana Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Starco Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 15, 1989 · 229 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tana Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.through Aug 2001 |
| Latest permit | Starco Exploration, Inc.Jun 27, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,910
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 7, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samano G-4-163650 | Yturria (Frio 4070) | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 116K | Jun 1997 – Jan 2003 |
| Samano O-4-9074 | Yturria (4530,E) | Starco Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Starco Exploration, Inc.Jun 1997 → Apr 1998
- 2Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationMay 1998 → Jun 2001
- 3EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Aug 2001 → Aug 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464377-99 | Recompletion | Starco Exploration, Inc. | Jun 30, 1997 | Jun 27, 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | 4,910 |
| 17369-99 | Recompletion | Tana Oil & Gas Corp. | Jan 31, 1978 | Jan 31, 1978 | — | 4,910 |
| 5000-99 | Recompletion | Integral Petroleum Corporation | Aug 9, 1977 | Aug 9, 1977 | — | 4,910 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163650 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-9074 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 1 | 330 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,059 | 4,070 | Perforated |
| 4,726 | 4,735 | Perforated |
| — | 4,524 | Perforated |
| — | 4,626 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 577 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 588 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 4,885 | 7.875 | 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 | Aug 21, 1997 | Jul 3, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 10, 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 42-427-30394 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-30394 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091246 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Feb 3, 2003 | 6,000 | 1,415 | 2,830–3,200 |
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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