WELL · 42-427-32907 · DISTRICT 4
Cantu Unit #1
Starr County · Flores (Vicksburg 5850) field · Directional
Cantu Unit #1 (API 42-427-32907) is a well in Starr County operated by Wjw Operating CO. LLC, completed January 22, 1997.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1996 and 2001, permitted to 7,300 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, K-1, K-2.
Its 5 leases have reported 34.4K barrels of oil and 369K mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 9, 2001 · 10 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WJW Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Scorpion Operating, Inc.through Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | WJW Operating Co.,llcFeb 22, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1997
- completed
- 34.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 369K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1997
- 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 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cantu O-4-13023 | Flores (Vicksburg K-1) | Scorpion Operating, Inc. | 1 | 34.4K | 5.89K | Apr 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Cantu G-4-179455 | Flores (Rincon VX Stray) | WJW Operating Co.,llc | 1 | 0 | 114K | Feb 2000 – Apr 2001 |
| Cantu G-4-180261 | Flores (Hunter K-2) | WJW Operating Co.,llc | 1 | 0 | 64.2K | Sep 2000 – Apr 2001 |
| Cantu Unit G-4-162469 | Flores (Vicksburg 5850) | WJW Operating Co.,llc | 1 | 0 | 139K | Jan 1997 – Feb 2000 |
| Cantu Unit G-4-160205 | Flores (Hunter K-2) | Tasca Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 46.4K | Aug 1996 – May 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 658 · prior 12 1,028(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tasca Exploration CompanyAug 1996 → May 1998
- 2WJW Operating Co.,llcMar 2000 → Feb 2002
- 3BBX Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2002 → Jan 2003
- 4Graward Operating, Inc.Feb 2003 → Mar 2006
- 5Resaca Resources, L.L.C.Apr 2006 → Nov 2009
- 6Smith Production Inc.Dec 2009 → Mar 2011
- 7Legend Natural Gas IV, LPApr 2011 → Feb 2014
- 8EL Pinto Operating, Inc.Sep 2018 → Mar 2019
- 9Scorpion Operating, Inc.May 2019 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505249-99 | Recompletion | WJW Operating Co.,llc | Feb 13, 2001 | Feb 22, 2001 | Feb 12, 2001 | 5,916 |
| 503404-99 | Recompletion | WJW Operating Co.,llc | Dec 22, 2000 | Jan 2, 2001 | Sep 18, 2000 | 6,633 |
| 490346-99 | Recompletion | WJW Operating Co.,llc | Dec 14, 1999 | Dec 20, 1999 | Jan 10, 2000 | 7,300 |
| 457568-99 | Recompletion | Tasca Exploration Company | Jan 21, 1997 | Jan 28, 1997 | Jan 20, 1997 | 6,000 |
| 450773-99 | Drill | Tasca Exploration Company | Jul 25, 1996 | Jul 26, 1996 | Jul 28, 1996 | 6,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160205 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-162469 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-179455 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-180261 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13023 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 352 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,781 | 5,797 | Perforated |
| 5,783 | 5,786 | Perforated |
| 5,790 | 5,792 | Perforated |
| 6,022 | 6,057 | Perforated |
| 6,065 | 6,078 | Perforated |
| 6,066 | 6,074 | Perforated |
| 7,109 | 7,119 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,708 | 12.25 | 677 S |
| 8.625 | 1,708 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,036 | 7.875 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 17,087 | 12.25 | — |
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 | Aug 8, 2001 | May 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | May 16, 2001 | Dec 8, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2000 | Mar 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | May 13, 1997 | Feb 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 25, 1996 | Aug 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 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 42-427-32907 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32907 → 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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