WELL · 42-427-32978 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia M. #1
Starr County · Wildcat field · Directional
Garcia M. #1 (API 42-427-32978) is a well in Starr County operated by Legend Natural Gas Iii LP, completed May 8, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2006, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Metano Energy, LP and has since transferred to Legend Natural Gas Iii LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hockley, Yegua, Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Metano Energy, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 2, 2015 · 303 permits on file · (281) 644-5900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legend Natural Gas III LP |
| Production reports | Wagner Oil Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Metano Energy, LPJul 13, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia, M. S.T. G-4-228295 | Garcias Ridge (Queen City) | Wagner Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 3.06M | Sep 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Garcia, M. G-4-168640 | Wildcat | Metano Energy, LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | May 1997 – Sep 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24,686 · prior 12 28,841(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Metano Energy, LPJan 2007 → Jul 2007
- 2Legend Natural Gas III, LPAug 2007 → Feb 2015
- 3Trinity River Energy Oper, LLCMar 2015 → Oct 2017
- 4Wagner Oil CompanyNov 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 622468-99 | Recompletion | Metano Energy, LP | Jul 12, 2006 | Jul 13, 2006 | Jul 22, 2006 | 13,500 |
| 460388-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 29, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 | — | 13,500 |
| 460388-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Mar 27, 1997 | Mar 27, 1997 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168640 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-228295 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 145 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 3,710 | -3,565 |
| Yegua | 5,140 | -4,995 |
| Queen City | 10,226 | -10,081 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,825 | 10,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 950 | 12.25 | 441 S |
| 9.375 | 950 | 12.25 | 441 S |
| 7 | 8,070 | 8.75 | 505 S |
| 7 | 8,090 | 8.75 | 505 S |
| 4.5 | 11,047 | 6.5 | 445 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 | Jan 31, 2008 | Feb 16, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 27, 1998 | Jul 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-427-32978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32978 → 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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