WELL · 42-427-33400 · DISTRICT 4
Salinas Fausto et AL #5
Starr County · Samano (Massive 7200) field · Vertical
Salinas Fausto ET AL #5 (API 42-427-33400) is a well in Starr County operated by El Paso Production Company, completed November 14, 2001.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2001 and 2004, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to El Paso Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 12, 2005
- Permits on file
- 248
- Phone
- (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Company |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Thorp Petroleum CorporationOct 4, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 2004
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 486K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas, Fausto et AL G-4-204768 | Samano (2ND Rincon) | Petrovybe Opco LLC | 1 | 0 | 193K | Dec 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Salinas, Fausto et AL G-4-198855 | Samano (Massive 7200) | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 293K | Nov 2001 – Feb 2003 |
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.
- 1Thorp Petroleum CorporationNov 2001 → Dec 2004
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2005 → Apr 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Oct 2006 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551587-99 | Recompletion | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | Sep 27, 2004 | Oct 4, 2004 | Apr 5, 2002 | 10,100 |
| 512671-99 | Drill | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | Aug 16, 2001 | Aug 16, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-198855 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-204768 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 3,275 | -2,950 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,554 | 6,576 | Perforated |
| 9,722 | 9,795 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,867 | 14.75 | 1,297 S |
| 7.625 | 5,924 | 9.875 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 10,100 | 6.75 | 570 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 | Dec 5, 2006 | Mar 30, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 5, 2005 | Oct 11, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2004 | Mar 29, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-427-33400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33400 → 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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