WELL · 42-427-33731 · DISTRICT 4

Bloomberg Samuel D. #30

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Starr County · Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) field · Producing  · Vertical

Bloomberg Samuel D. #30 (API 42-427-33731) is a well in Starr County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 28, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2012, permitted to 13,000 ft.

It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Samano (Fourth Massive), Samano (Fifth Massive).

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Hilcorp Energy Company

Permitted by Apache 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
3,454
Phone
(713) 209-2400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleHilcorp Energy Company
Production reportsHilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026
Latest permitApache CorporationNov 7, 2012

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

13,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Nov 7, 2012
last permit issued
Jun 28, 2017
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
2.26M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jun 28, 2017
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Bloomberg, Samuel D. G-4-203186Samano (Fourth Massive)Hilcorp Energy Company102.26MJul 2004 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 16,888 · prior 12 17,577(-4%)

01K2K3K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Smith Production Inc.Jul 2004 → Dec 2006
  2. 2Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → Nov 2010
  3. 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Aug 2014
  4. 4Urban Oil & Gas Group, LLCSep 2014 → Sep 2024
  5. 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
750817-99Field transferApache CorporationNov 1, 2012Nov 7, 2012Oct 18, 20129,000
545993-99DrillSmith Production Inc.May 21, 2004May 24, 2004May 27, 200413,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-203186————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 310 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Samano (Fourth Massive)8,556-8,246
Samano (Fifth Massive)10,030-9,720

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
8,7548,802Perforated
9,95210,203Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
10.752,51013.51,125 S
7.6257,0339.875550 S
4.510,5166.75630 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Aug 22, 2017Aug 7, 2017—
00Feb 4, 2013Dec 11, 2012—
00Oct 13, 2004Aug 30, 2004Yes
00Sep 8, 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.

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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