WELL · 42-427-31942 · DISTRICT 4
Coates George H. #14
Starr County · Rincon N. (Vicksburg 3) field · Vertical
Coates George H. #14 (API 42-427-31942) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged October 18, 1996, last operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1990, permitted to 6,600 ft.
It was permitted by Oryx Energy Company and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 7.22K barrels of oil and 14.2K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 1997.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oryx Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 New · 1,290 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus |
| Production reports | Oryx Energy Companythrough Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyFeb 16, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1990
- last permit issued
- Dec 27, 1984
- completed
- 7.22K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 27, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 1996
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates, Geo. H. O-4-11782 | Rincon, North (Vicksburg) | Oryx Energy Company | 1 | 7.22K | 14.2K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1997 |
| — G-4-122970 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 369044-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Jan 24, 1990 | Feb 16, 1990 | — | 6,499 |
| 320022-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Aug 1, 1986 | Aug 29, 1986 | — | 6,499 |
| 253454-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Sep 6, 1984 | Oct 2, 1984 | Dec 8, 1984 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-122970 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11782 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 433 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,943 | 5,955 | Perforated |
| 5,990 | 6,036 | Perforated |
| 6,085 | 6,105 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,214 | 12.25 | 508 S |
| 5.5 | 6,499 | 7.875 | 475 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 | Jul 10, 1990 | May 17, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1987 | Oct 20, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1985 | Jan 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-427-31942 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31942 → 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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