WELL · 42-427-33145 · DISTRICT 4
State of Texas Gas Unit #1 #12
Starr County · Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) field · Vertical
State Of Texas Gas Unit #1 #12 (API 42-427-33145) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged July 31, 2009, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1998 and 2002, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Total E&P USA, Inc.through Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncDec 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 334K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Jan 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Texas G-4-199585 | Hinde (Vicksburg Consolidated) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.4K | Jan 2003 – Jan 2013 |
| State of Texas Gas Unit #1 G-4-173496 | Borosa, S. (Vicksburg 8850) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 325K | Feb 1999 – Dec 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.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyFeb 1999 → Dec 2000
- 2Totalfinaelf E&P USA IncJan 2001 → Jul 2001
- 3Total E&P USA, Inc.Jan 2003 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526204-98 | Recompletion | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | May 20, 2003 | Dec 9, 2002 | Dec 7, 2002 | 10,000 |
| 526204-99 | Recompletion | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | Dec 9, 2002 | Dec 9, 2002 | — | 10,000 |
| 481423-98 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Jun 14, 1999 | Dec 11, 1998 | Dec 27, 1998 | 10,000 |
| 481423-99 | Drill | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Dec 11, 1998 | Dec 11, 1998 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-173496 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-199585 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,703 | 8,715 | Perforated |
| 8,729 | 8,737 | Perforated |
| 8,755 | 8,810 | Perforated |
| 9,252 | 9,260 | Perforated |
| 9,300 | 9,315 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,517 | 14.75 | 995 S |
| 7.625 | 7,107 | 9.875 | 585 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 | May 28, 2004 | May 30, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 17, 2003 | May 30, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1999 | May 20, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-427-33145 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33145 → 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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