WELL · 42-427-32818 · DISTRICT 4
Martinez "B" #42
Starr County · Vertical
Martinez "B" #42 (API 42-427-32818) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by Noble Energy Inc; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1995 and 2005, permitted to 7,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Apr 2005 |
| Latest permit | Noble Energy IncApr 14, 2005 |
- 7,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 2005
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 959K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez "B" G-4-211198 | Rincon, N. (Vicksburg Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Martinez "B" G-4-157846 | Rincon, North (Vicksburg 7250) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 959K | Feb 1996 – Oct 2005 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationFeb 1996 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Apr 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560330-99 | Recompletion | Noble Energy Inc | Apr 12, 2005 | Apr 14, 2005 | Apr 12, 2005 | 6,000 |
| 502392-99 | Recompletion | Samedan Oil Corporation | Nov 28, 2000 | Dec 4, 2000 | — | 7,000 |
| 443335-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Dec 29, 1995 | Dec 29, 1995 | Jan 9, 1996 | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-157846 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-211198 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,920 | 5,929 | Perforated |
| 7,192 | 7,219 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,389 | 12.25 | 845 S |
| 5.5 | 7,598 | 7.875 | 680 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 | Dec 5, 2005 | Jul 22, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | Apr 22, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1996 | Apr 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-427-32818 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32818 → 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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