WELL · 42-427-34166 · DISTRICT 4
Bloomberg Samuel D. #57
Starr County · Flores W. (Vksbrg Geopressure) field · Vertical
Bloomberg Samuel D. #57 (API 42-427-34166) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged August 16, 2012, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 17, 2007, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including O Sand, P Sand, Fault B2, T Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Dec 2010 |
| Latest permit | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Nov 30, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 16, 2012
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomberg, Samuel D. G-4-251339 | Flores, W. (Vksbrg, Geopressure) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 12.4K | Jan 2008 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jan 2008 → Mar 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Dec 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 644513-98 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Nov 21, 2007 | Nov 30, 2007 | Dec 17, 2007 | 12,000 |
| 644513-99 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Aug 16, 2007 | Aug 17, 2007 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-251339 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| O Sand | 7,660 | -7,328 |
| P Sand | 7,887 | -7,555 |
| Fault B2 | 8,742 | -8,410 |
| T Sand | 8,787 | -8,455 |
| U Sand | 8,951 | -8,619 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,915 | 7,940 | Perforated |
| 8,165 | 8,180 | Perforated |
| 9,058 | 9,068 | Perforated |
| 9,148 | 9,156 | Perforated |
| 9,292 | 9,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | 24 | — |
| 9.625 | 2,490 | 12.25 | 865 S |
| 7 | 7,640 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 9,524 | 6.25 | 475 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 3, 2009 | Jun 27, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 2009 | Jun 27, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-427-34166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34166 → 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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