WELL · 42-427-33870 · DISTRICT 4
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #5
Starr County · Braulia East (7900 Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit #5 (API 42-427-33870) is a well in Starr County operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP, completed March 23, 2006.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 2005, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rincon 5440, Rincon Ii, 7455 Vicksburg, 7900 Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 234 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Mountain V Texas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCAug 9, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 761K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-214088 | Braulia, East (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 761K | Sep 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Alvarez-Hinojosa Gas Unit G-4-217434 | Braulia, East (7900 Vicksburg) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2006 – Aug 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,835 · prior 12 1,736(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCSep 2005 → Feb 2006
- 2Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2012
- 3Smith Production Inc.Apr 2012 → Mar 2026
- 4Mountain V Texas, LLCApr 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604628-98 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Oct 25, 2005 | Aug 9, 2005 | Aug 31, 2005 | 8,100 |
| 604628-99 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Aug 9, 2005 | Aug 9, 2005 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-214088 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-217434 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon 5440 | 5,204 | -4,870 |
| Rincon II | 6,460 | -6,126 |
| 7455 Vicksburg | 7,334 | -7,000 |
| 7900 Vicksburg | 7,798 | -7,464 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,340 | 7,460 | Perforated |
| 7,514 | 7,542 | Perforated |
| 7,842 | 7,888 | Perforated |
| 7,979 | 8,002 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 7 | 5,120 | 8.75 | 210 S |
| 4.5 | 8,037 | 6.25 | 395 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 | Mar 22, 2007 | Sep 21, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2006 | Mar 30, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2006 | Nov 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-427-33870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33870 → 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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