WELL · 42-427-33280 · DISTRICT 4
Martinez B #56
Starr County · Rincon North (Vicksburg 8200) field · Vertical
Martinez B #56 (API 42-427-33280) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged November 14, 2005, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 2000, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including F-3, F-6, L-2, Vxb 7000.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samedan Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationNov 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 248K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Nov 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 14, 2005
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-4-182467 | Rincon, North (Vicksburg 8200) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 0 | 248K | Apr 2001 – Nov 2005 |
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 CorporationApr 2001 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500169-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Sep 28, 2000 | Nov 2, 2000 | Dec 16, 2000 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-182467 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 449 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| F-3 | 4,040 | -3,591 |
| F-6 | 4,321 | -3,872 |
| L-2 | 5,052 | -4,603 |
| VXB 7000 | 7,072 | -6,623 |
| VXB 8200 | 7,688 | -7,239 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,074 | 7,122 | Perforated |
| 7,890 | 7,910 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,020 | 12.25 | 1,398 S |
| 5.5 | 6,900 | 7.875 | 1,027 S |
| 2.875 | 8,109 | 5.5 | 475 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 | Jul 5, 2001 | May 10, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-427-33280 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33280 → 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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