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WELL · 42-427-32309 · DISTRICT 4

Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #1

Plugged

Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) field  · Vertical

Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #1 (API 42-427-32309) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged February 23, 2026, last operated by Smith Production Inc..

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 2000, permitted to 9,000 ft.

It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC and has since transferred to Smith Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Rincon, Ashby, Vxbg 7100, Vxbg. 7100.

Operator of record

Smith Production Inc.

Permitted by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
The Woodlands, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Nov 12, 2025
Permits on file
433
Phone
(281) 296-5600

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleSmith Production Inc.
Production reportsKerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPthrough Apr 2010
Latest permitKerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCDec 19, 2000

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,000
total depth, ft
6
permits on file
Dec 19, 2000
last permit issued
Feb 28, 2009
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.83M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 28, 2009
Shut in
—
Plugged
Feb 23, 2026

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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-181606Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.)Smith Production Inc.10580KFeb 2001 – Feb 2026
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-163149Frost, North (Vicksburg 7100)Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC10717KApr 1997 – Feb 2001
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-141813Frost (Vicksburg 7300)Oryx Energy Company10531KJan 1993 – Apr 1997
— G-4-131357——000—
— G-4-132884——000—

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.

  1. 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1999
  2. 2Kerr-McGee CorporationApr 1999 → Sep 1999
  3. 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCOct 1999 → Feb 2006
  4. 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Apr 2010

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
502123-99RecompletionKerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCNov 17, 2000Dec 19, 2000Feb 6, 20018,600
460046-99RecompletionOryx Energy CompanyMar 18, 1997Apr 9, 1997Apr 9, 19978,600
397004-99RecompletionOryx Energy CompanyFeb 26, 1992Mar 26, 1992May 8, 19928,600
363140-99RecompletionOryx Energy CompanyAug 24, 1989Sep 11, 1989—8,600
353222-98DrillSun Exploration & Production Co.Apr 13, 1989Dec 2, 1988—9,000
353222-99DrillSun Exploration & Production Co.Nov 14, 1988Dec 2, 1988—9,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-131357————
—— G-4-132884————
—— G-4-141813————
—— G-4-163149————
—— G-4-181606————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 415 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Rincon6,010-5,595
Rincon6,100-5,685
Ashby6,800-6,385
Vxbg 71007,023-6,608
Vxbg. 71007,023-6,608
7300 Vicksburg7,270-6,855
7300 Vxbg7,270-6,855
7300 Vxbg.7,270-6,855
VicksburgVICKSBURG 73007,350-6,935
VicksburgVICKSBURG MASS.7,802-7,387

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,7004,708Perforated
5,6465,660Perforated
6,0106,030Perforated
6,0726,084Perforated
6,1006,112Perforated
6,1906,196Perforated
6,8346,904Perforated
7,0237,050Perforated
7,2747,300Perforated
7,3547,365Perforated
7,4927,496Perforated
7,5087,512Perforated
7,5587,593Perforated
7,8027,941Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3751,04417.5675 S
9.6255,43112.25300 S
78,5368.75651 S
78,5868.75651 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 19, 2009Apr 16, 2009—
00Oct 15, 2008Jun 27, 2008—
00Jun 11, 2002Apr 22, 2002—
00May 24, 2001Mar 8, 2001Yes
00Apr 4, 2001——
00Jun 25, 1997May 8, 1997Yes
00Jun 16, 1997——
00Aug 13, 1992Jun 23, 1992Yes
00Aug 6, 1992——
00Jan 22, 1990Nov 20, 1989Yes
00Jan 11, 1990——
00Aug 18, 1989Jul 10, 1989Yes
00Aug 8, 1989Jul 10, 1989Yes
00Aug 4, 1989——

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.

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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