TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · CARDENAS, R.R. LEASE · API 42-427-31964 · DISTRICT 04
Cardenas R.R. #1
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Cardenas R.R. #1 (API 42-427-31964) is a well in Starr County operated by Mountain V Texas LLC, completed May 8, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 15, 1984, permitted to 9,982 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Corpus and has since transferred to Mountain V Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg9200.
Its lease has reported 232K barrels of oil and 7.11M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Buckhannon, WV
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 11, 2025
- Phone
- (304) 842-6320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mountain V Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Mountain V Texas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-CorpusNov 15, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,982
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1985
- completed
- 232K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenas, R.R. G-4-117431 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 232K | 7.11M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 128,166 · prior 12 145,706(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Kerr-McGee CorporationApr 1999 → Sep 1999
- 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCOct 1999 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2012
- 5Smith Production Inc.Apr 2012 → Mar 2026
- 6Mountain V Texas, LLCApr 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257912-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jun 3, 1985 | Nov 15, 1984 | Jan 21, 1985 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1985 | Cardenas R.R. G-4-117431 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas LLC | Producing | 9,982 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 437 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VICKSBURG9200 | 8,694 | -8,257 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,694 | 8,938 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 1,530 | 26 | 2,025 S |
| 13.375 | 5,781 | 17.5 | 1,205 S |
| 9.625 | 8,550 | 12.25 | 915 S |
| 5.5 | 9,982 | 8.5 | 620 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 8, 1985 | May 31, 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 42-427-31964 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-31964 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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