WELL · 42-427-32848 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia M. M. B-538 #21
Starr County · Rincon (Vicksburg 5555) field · Vertical
Garcia M. M. B-538 #21 (API 42-427-32848) is a well in Starr County operated by Conoco Inc., completed May 6, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 410K barrels of oil and 761K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 1, 2011
- Permits on file
- 4,644
- Phone
- (281) 293-5562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conoco Inc. |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | Conoco Inc.May 7, 1997 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- May 7, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1996
- completed
- 410K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 761K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1996
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, M. M. -B- O-4-2375 | Rincon (Vicksburg Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 4 | 410K | 581K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Garcia, M. M. B-538 G-4-159017 | Rincon (Vicksburg 5555) | Conoco Inc. | 1 | 0 | 181K | May 1996 – Mar 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.
- 1Conoco Inc.Feb 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyFeb 2003 → Aug 2003
- 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCSep 2003 → Nov 2005
- 4Houston Exploration Company, TheDec 2005 → Jun 2007
- 5Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 6Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461929-99 | Recompletion | Conoco Inc. | May 2, 1997 | May 7, 1997 | Mar 20, 1997 | 7,204 |
| 445643-98 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Jun 10, 1996 | Mar 7, 1996 | Mar 21, 1996 | 7,204 |
| 445643-99 | Drill | Conoco Inc. | Mar 7, 1996 | Mar 7, 1996 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159017 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-2375 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 331 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,008 | 5,046 | Perforated |
| 5,150 | 5,125 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 538 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 7 | 5,524 | 9.75 | 430 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 | Sep 17, 1997 | Apr 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 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 42-427-32848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32848 → 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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