WELL · 42-427-32742 · DISTRICT 4
Cameron 487 #2
Starr County · Yzaguirre (7300) field · Vertical
Cameron 487 #2 (API 42-427-32742) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged February 20, 2024, last operated by Texas Independent Explor. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1998, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yzaguirre (6800).
Its 3 leases have reported 52.1K barrels of oil and 1.04M mcf of gas since April 1995, last reporting in April 2024. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Independent Explor. Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 272 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Independent Explor. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Jul 23, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1995
- completed
- 52.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1995 THROUGH Apr 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 20, 2024
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron 487 O-4-13267 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 52.1K | 229K | Nov 2004 – Apr 2024 |
| Cameron 487 G-4-169269 | Yzaguirre (6800) | Samson Lone Star LP | 1 | 0 | 583K | Apr 1998 – May 2005 |
| Cameron 487 G-4-154109 | Yzaguirre (7300) | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 226K | Apr 1995 – Dec 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texas Independent Explor., Inc.Apr 1995 → Jan 2002
- 2Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2002 → Jun 2007
- 3Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 5Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 6OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Apr 2017
- 7Merit Energy CompanyMay 2017 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 478141-99 | Recompletion | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Jul 21, 1998 | Jul 23, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 | 8,200 |
| 433564-99 | Drill | Texas Independent Explor., Inc. | Mar 6, 1995 | Mar 6, 1995 | Mar 13, 1995 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-154109 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-169269 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13267 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 402 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,592 | 5,600 | Open hole |
| 7,100 | 7,113 | Perforated |
| 7,100 | 7,113 | Open hole |
| 7,158 | 7,166 | Perforated |
| 7,158 | 7,166 | Open hole |
| 7,174 | 7,182 | Perforated |
| 7,174 | 7,182 | Open hole |
| 7,271 | 7,292 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,540 | 12.25 | 655 S |
| 4.5 | 7,788 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 | Nov 20, 2023 | Oct 24, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2005 | Dec 2, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1998 | Jul 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1995 | May 17, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-427-32742 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32742 → 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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