WELL · 42-427-30877 · DISTRICT 4
Coates Estate #1
Starr County · Rincon N. (4670) field · Vertical
Coates Estate #1 (API 42-427-30877) is a well in Starr County operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc., completed December 12, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 7,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rincon, N (4670), Rincon, North (Vicksburg 7100).
Its 3 leases have reported 8.79K barrels of oil and 1.54M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Oct 10, 2001 · 272 permits on file · (713) 751-0419
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Feb 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1998
- completed
- 8.79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1998
- 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates 553 G-4-175837 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.51M | Sep 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates Estate O-4-8903 | Rincon, North (4350) | OXY USA Inc. | 5 | 8.79K | 9.09K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2014 |
| Coates Estate G-4-175795 | Rincon, N. (4670) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 19.1K | Dec 1998 – May 2000 |
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.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Nov 1996 → Aug 1998
- 4Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Oct 1998 → Jan 2002
- 5Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 6Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 7Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 8Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Dec 2011
- 9OXY USA Inc.Apr 2012 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491467-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jan 26, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | Aug 2, 1999 | 7,500 |
| 490213-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Dec 9, 1999 | Dec 16, 1999 | Dec 9, 1998 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-175795 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175837 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-8903 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 463 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon, N (4670) | 4,672 | -4,209 |
| Rincon, North (Vicksburg 7100) | 7,074 | -6,611 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,554 | 4,560 | Perforated |
| 7,092 | 7,106 | Perforated |
| 7,108 | 7,118 | Perforated |
| 7,182 | 7,187 | Perforated |
| — | 4,354 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,420 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 7,496 | 8.75 | 925 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 | May 12, 2000 | Feb 5, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2000 | Feb 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 23, 1977 | — |
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 42-427-30877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-30877 → 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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