WELL · 42-427-33908 · DISTRICT 4

Montalvo #1

Plugged

Starr County · Sun (L Vicksburg) field  · Vertical

Montalvo #1 (API 42-427-33908) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged September 13, 2016, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 2005, permitted to 10,000 ft.

It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Vkbg S, Vkbg 5, Vkbg V.

Operator of record

OXY USA Inc.

Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Jan 26, 2026
Permits on file
3,316
Phone
(713) 215-7000

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleOXY USA Inc.
Production reportsOXY USA Inc.through Jan 2015
Latest permitSamson Lone Star LPNov 18, 2005

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

10,000
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Nov 18, 2005
last permit issued
Feb 23, 2006
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
47.4K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2006 THROUGH May 2017

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Feb 23, 2006
Shut in
—
Plugged
Sep 13, 2016

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
Montalvo G-4-217424Sun (L Vicksburg)OXY USA Inc.1047.4KFeb 2006 – May 2017

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.

  1. 1Samson Lone Star LPFeb 2006 → Jun 2007
  2. 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
  3. 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
  4. 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
  5. 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Jan 2015

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
609749-99DrillSamson Lone Star LPNov 18, 2005Nov 18, 2005Dec 9, 200510,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-217424————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 358 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
FrioFRIO D4,850-4,492
FrioFRIO F-55,365-5,007
Vkbg S6,185-5,827
Vkbg 56,505-6,147
Vkbg V7,010-6,652
Vkbg Massive7,605-7,247

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,4907,700Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
9.6252,02512.25660 S
76,9508.5400 S
4.58,4926.125200 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
00Nov 13, 2006Mar 23, 2006Yes
00Jul 27, 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.

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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