TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · MARTINEZ -B- LEASE · API 42-427-33044 · DISTRICT 04
Martinez -B- #51
Starr County · Rincon North (Vicksburg 7250) field · Temp Abandoned · Sidetrack
Martinez -B- #51 (API 42-427-33044) is a well in Starr County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 5, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2006.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 16, 1997, permitted to 7,743 ft.
It was permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including F-1a, F-4, F-6, Vxb3.
Its lease has reported 3.24K barrels of oil and 292K mcf of gas since December 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Mar 2006 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationSep 16, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,743
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1997
- completed
- 3.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 292K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1997
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2006
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinez -B- G-4-166753 | Rincon, North (Vicksburg 7250) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 3.24K | 292K | Dec 1997 – Mar 2006 |
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 CorporationDec 1997 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Mar 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467649-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Samedan Oil Corporation | Dec 22, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | — | 9,000 |
| 467649-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Sep 16, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 5, 1997 | Martinez -B- G-4-166753 | Rincon North (Vicksburg 7250) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2006 | 7,743 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 455 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| F-1A | 3,279 | -2,824 |
| F-4 | 4,003 | -3,548 |
| F-6 | 4,199 | -3,744 |
| VXB3 | 6,400 | -5,945 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,432 | 7,447 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,257 | 12.25 | 895 S |
| 5.5 | 7,742 | 7.875 | 283 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 13, 1998 | Dec 22, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 6, 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 42-427-33044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33044 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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