WELL · 42-427-32960 · DISTRICT 4
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #3
Starr County · Frost North (Vicksburg 7100) field · Vertical
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #3 (API 42-427-32960) is a well in Starr County operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC, completed August 10, 1999.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 1999, permitted to 7,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vxbg 6650, Vxbg, Vxbg 7300.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 6, 2007 · 377 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC |
| Production reports | Mountain V Texas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCNov 23, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 23, 1999
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 757K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 1999
- 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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-175587 | Rincon (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 466K | Jan 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-163621 | Frost (Vicksburg 6650) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | 1 | 0 | 158K | Jun 1997 – Jan 2000 |
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-174139 | Frost, North (Vicksburg 7100) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | 1 | 0 | 12.7K | Aug 1999 – Jan 2000 |
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-163668 | Frost (Vicksburg 7300) | Kerr-McGee Corporation | 1 | 0 | 120K | May 1997 – Aug 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,291 · prior 12 2,142(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyMay 1997 → Nov 1998
- 2Kerr-McGee CorporationAug 1999 → Sep 1999
- 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCOct 1999 → Feb 2006
- 4Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2012
- 5Smith Production Inc.Apr 2012 → Mar 2026
- 6Mountain V Texas, LLCApr 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489793-99 | Recompletion | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Nov 23, 1999 | Nov 23, 1999 | Jan 11, 2000 | 7,250 |
| 479107-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Aug 28, 1998 | Aug 28, 1998 | Aug 9, 1999 | 7,250 |
| 458482-98 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | May 29, 1997 | Feb 10, 1996 | Apr 28, 1997 | 7,900 |
| 458482-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 10, 1996 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163621 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-163668 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-174139 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175587 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 403 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vxbg 6650 | 6,448 | -6,045 |
| Vxbg | 7,100 | -6,697 |
| Vxbg | 7,303 | -6,900 |
| Vxbg 7300 | 7,303 | -6,900 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,104 | 6,112 | Perforated |
| 6,448 | 6,468 | Perforated |
| 7,200 | 7,224 | Perforated |
| 7,303 | 7,521 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 9.625 | 1,201 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 7 | 5,100 | 8.75 | 266 S |
| 4.5 | 7,797 | 6.125 | 255 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 | Feb 24, 2000 | Jan 28, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 1999 | Sep 13, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | Jul 7, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | Jun 23, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-427-32960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32960 → 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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