WELL · 42-427-32393 · DISTRICT 4
Celestino Garza Gas Unit #3
Starr County · Alvarado (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Celestino Garza Gas Unit #3 (API 42-427-32393) is a well in Starr County operated by M. J. G. Inc., completed July 1, 1990.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1990, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Royal Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to M. J. G. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Top Vxbg, Top Vxs, Vxbg "N", Vxs -N-.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Royal Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Alice, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 10, 2010
- Permits on file
- 115
- Phone
- (361) 664-3471
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. J. G. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Royal Oil & Gas Corp.Mar 2, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 322K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 1990
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Celestino Garza GU G-4-135903 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 322K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Celestino Garza Gas Unit G-4-135904 | Alvarado (Vicksburg) | M. J. G., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
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.Mar 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3M. J. G., Inc.Nov 1996 → Jun 2001
- 4Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Jul 2001 → Sep 2007
- 5Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCOct 2007 → Nov 2010
- 6EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2012 → May 2012
- 7Cantera Operating, LLCAug 2014 → Feb 2016
- 8Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370469-99 | Drill | Royal Oil & Gas Corp. | Mar 2, 1990 | Mar 2, 1990 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-135903 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-135904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 256 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Vxbg | 6,270 | -6,014 |
| Top VXS | 6,270 | -6,014 |
| Vxbg "N" | 7,134 | -6,878 |
| VXS -N- | 7,134 | -6,878 |
| Vxbg "O" | 7,648 | -7,392 |
| VXS -O- | 7,648 | -7,392 |
| Vxbg "P" | 7,827 | -7,571 |
| VXS -P- | 7,827 | -7,571 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,412 | 7,430 | Perforated |
| 7,618 | 7,723 | Perforated |
| 7,830 | 7,850 | Perforated |
| 7,830 | 7,988 | Perforated |
| 7,878 | 7,894 | Perforated |
| 7,980 | 7,988 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,150 | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | 8,028 | 7.875 | 100 S |
| 9.625 | — | — | — |
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 | Nov 5, 1997 | Sep 15, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1991 | Jul 24, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 1991 | Jul 24, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-427-32393 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32393 → 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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