WELL · 42-427-32256 · DISTRICT 4
Cardenas R. R. #4
Starr County · Frost North (Vicksburg 7100) field · Vertical
Cardenas R. R. #4 (API 42-427-32256) is a well in Starr County operated by Oryx Energy Company, completed March 4, 1997.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1998, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Vksbg 7100, Vksbg Mass.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 1998
- Permits on file
- 1,627
- Phone
- (972) 715-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Oryx Energy Company |
| Production reports | Oryx Energy Companythrough Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Oryx Energy CompanyApr 6, 1998 |
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Apr 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 4, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.99M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 4, 1997
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardenas, R. R. G-4-168071 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 6.96K | Apr 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Cardenas, R. R. G-4-162542 | Frost, North (Vicksburg 7100) | Oryx Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 118K | Mar 1997 – Oct 1998 |
| Cardenas, R. R. G-4-142827 | Frost (Vicksburg Mass.) | Oryx Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.87M | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
| — G-4-127851 | — | — | 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 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475080-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Apr 6, 1998 | Apr 6, 1998 | May 21, 1998 | 6,955 |
| 458610-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Feb 13, 1997 | Feb 13, 1997 | Feb 18, 1997 | 8,200 |
| 399780-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | May 29, 1992 | Aug 24, 1992 | Sep 1, 1992 | 8,200 |
| 344590-98 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Apr 27, 1988 | Mar 30, 1988 | — | 8,200 |
| 344590-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Mar 30, 1988 | Mar 30, 1988 | — | 7,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-127851 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-142827 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-162542 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-168071 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 408 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,165 | 6,171 | Perforated |
| 6,965 | 7,016 | Perforated |
| 7,129 | 7,152 | Perforated |
| 7,163 | 7,173 | Perforated |
| 7,189 | 7,246 | Perforated |
| 7,562 | 7,719 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.75 | 1,030 | 17.5 | 850 S |
| 13.375 | 1,030 | 17.5 | 850 S |
| 9.625 | 5,600 | 12.25 | 602 S |
| 7 | 8,000 | 8.75 | 539 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 | Jun 5, 1998 | May 18, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | May 1, 1997 | Apr 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1992 | Oct 19, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1988 | Jun 6, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-427-32256 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32256 → 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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