WELL · 42-427-32706 · DISTRICT 4

Cameron 487 #1

Plugged

Starr County · Yzaguirre (7300) field  · Vertical

Cameron 487 #1 (API 42-427-32706) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged September 13, 2022, last operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc..

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1994 and 1998, permitted to 8,350 ft.

Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yzaguirre (6400), Yzaguirre (6800).

Operator of record

Texas Independent Explor. Inc.

Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed Oct 10, 2001 · 272 permits on file · (713) 751-0419

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleTexas Independent Explor. Inc.
Production reportsOXY USA Inc.through Dec 2015
Latest permitTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 28, 1998

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

8,350
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Jul 28, 1998
last permit issued
Dec 5, 1994
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
578K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1994 THROUGH Sep 2022

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 5, 1994
Shut in
—
Plugged
Sep 13, 2022

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

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Cameron 487 G-4-153680Yzaguirre (6800)Merit Energy Company10540KFeb 1995 – Sep 2022
Cameron 487 G-4-169031Yzaguirre (6400)Texas Independent Explor., Inc.1026.2KMay 1998 – Mar 1999
Cameron 487 G-4-153660Yzaguirre (7300)Texas Independent Explor., Inc.1011.7KDec 1994 – Jul 1995

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. 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Dec 1994 → Jan 2002
  2. 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
  3. 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
  4. 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
  5. 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Jan 2012
  6. 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Dec 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
478243-99RecompletionTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 24, 1998Jul 28, 1998May 1, 19988,263
433645-99RecompletionTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Mar 9, 1995Mar 10, 1995Feb 21, 19958,263
428893-99DrillTexas Independent Explor., Inc.Oct 7, 1994Oct 7, 1994Oct 13, 19948,350

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-153660————
—— G-4-153680————
—— G-4-169031————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Frio4,400-3,990
VicksburgVICKSBURG (6400)6,450-6,040
Yzaguirre (6400)6,454-6,044
Yzaguirre (6800)6,764-6,354
VicksburgVICKSBURG (7300)7,290-6,880

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,4546,462Perforated
6,4706,474Perforated
6,4766,480Perforated
6,5116,516Perforated
6,7646,772Perforated
6,8246,834Perforated
6,8646,876Perforated
6,8796,888Perforated
6,8936,896Perforated
7,2907,323Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6252,52512.25990 S
4.58,2637.8751,120 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
00Mar 8, 1999Dec 21, 1998—
00Aug 26, 1998Jul 30, 1998—
00Aug 5, 1998Jul 24, 1998Yes
00Jul 29, 1998——
00Jun 8, 1995Mar 13, 1995Yes
00May 5, 1995Dec 21, 1994Yes
00Apr 27, 1995——
00Apr 18, 1995——

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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