WELL · 42-427-33445 · DISTRICT 4
Silva State Gas Unit #3
Starr County · Bob West S. (Roleta) field · Vertical
Silva State Gas Unit #3 (API 42-427-33445) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged January 16, 2013, last operated by Cantera Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 28, 2001, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Cantera Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including L-1, L-7, L-12.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through Sep 2011 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Dec 28, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2002 THROUGH Jan 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 16, 2013
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Silva State Gas Unit G-4-189066 | Bob West, S. (L-7-12) | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2002 – Jan 2013 |
| Silva State Gas Unit G-4-189962 | Bob West, S. (Roleta) | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.03M | Mar 2002 – Jan 2013 |
| Silva State Gas Unit G-4-189993 | Bob West, S. (L-1-6) | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 317K | Apr 2002 – Jan 2013 |
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.
- 1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Mar 2002 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Sep 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516476-97 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | May 29, 2002 | Dec 28, 2001 | Jan 15, 2002 | 15,000 |
| 516476-98 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 22, 2002 | Dec 28, 2001 | — | 15,000 |
| 516476-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 28, 2001 | Dec 28, 2001 | — | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-189066 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-189962 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-189993 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 210 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| L-1 | 8,210 | -8,000 |
| L-7 | 9,225 | -9,015 |
| L-12 | 10,430 | -10,220 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,258 | 8,304 | Perforated |
| 8,766 | 8,812 | Perforated |
| 8,944 | 8,966 | Perforated |
| 9,242 | 9,300 | Perforated |
| 9,748 | 9,764 | Perforated |
| 9,926 | 10,040 | Perforated |
| 10,430 | 10,486 | Perforated |
| 11,832 | 11,840 | Perforated |
| 12,056 | 12,060 | Perforated |
| 12,436 | 12,448 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,498 | 17.5 | 1,030 S |
| 9.625 | 7,463 | 12.25 | 770 S |
| 4.5 | 12,640 | 8.5 | 715 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 | Sep 25, 2002 | May 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2002 | Aug 16, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2002 | May 30, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Aug 23, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 22, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2002 | Mar 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-427-33445 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33445 → 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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