WELL · 42-427-34175 · DISTRICT 4

Valle Grande #1

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Starr County  · Directional

Valle Grande #1 (API 42-427-34175) is a permitted well in Starr County filed by White Oak Operating Company LLC; no completion report is on file yet.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2019, permitted to 13,000 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Lvg 2, Lvg2, Lvg 5.

Operator of record

White Oak Operating Company LLC

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 101 permits on file · (800) 515-8538

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsWhite Oak Operating Company LLCthrough Feb 2020
Latest permitWhite Oak Operating Company LLCJan 24, 2019
13,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jan 24, 2019
last permit issued
—
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
353K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Surface location

26.565638, -98.454070

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Starr County.

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
Valle Grande G-4-236571CD Nabors (Vicksburg)Orx Resources, L.L.C.10353KMar 2008 – Jul 2026

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. 1Metano Energy, LPMar 2008 → Aug 2008
  2. 2Milagro Exploration, LLCSep 2008 → Oct 2015
  3. 3White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Feb 2020

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
848781-99RecompletionWhite Oak Operating Company LLCJan 15, 2019Jan 24, 2019—12,283
646827-99DrillMetano Energy, LPSep 27, 2007Oct 5, 2007Dec 9, 200713,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-4-236571————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 373 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
VicksburgVICKSBURG L6,530-6,157
LVG 210,706-10,333
LVG210,706-10,333
LVG 511,512-11,139
Jackson12,230-11,857

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,70910,712Perforated
10,72610,735Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,50017.51,265 S
9.6258,50012.25180 S
4.512,2836.5226 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
00Jul 14, 2010Apr 21, 2010—
00Aug 28, 2008May 13, 2008—
00Jul 23, 2008Mar 28, 2008Yes
00Jul 14, 2008——

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.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Jacks, Jay42-427-34391

0.7 KM · White Oak Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →

Frio5,110-4,764
Frio5,110-4,764
Vicksburg6,680-6,334
Vicksburg6,680-6,334
Rincon7,925-7,579
Top Rincon7,925-7,579
VX 2510,905-10,559
Top VX 2510,905-10,559

Cleopatra42-427-34283

1.1 KM · White Oak Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →

Jackson190172
Miocene (undifferentiated)650-288
Vicksburg700-338
Catahoula970-608
Catahoula1,200-838
Yegua1,800-1,438
Queen City2,300-1,938
Frio5,010-4,648

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

Mulholland42-427-34671

3.1 KM · Rincon Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)500-153
Catahoula2,500-2,153
Catahoula3,500-3,153
Vicksburg5,700-5,353
Queen City—
Yegua—
Jackson—
Cook Mountain—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Echols, George H. et AL42-427-32982

4.7 KM · White Oak Operating Company LLC · Section with this well →

Jackson190105
Miocene (undifferentiated)650-355
Vicksburg700-405
Catahoula970-675
Catahoula1,200-905
Yegua1,800-1,505
Queen City2,300-2,005
Cook Mountain5,310-5,015

16 TOPS · FIRST 8

Bentsen Bros.-State42-427-33918

5.5 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg8,140-7,728
Vicksburg8,890-8,478
Vicksburg11,200-10,788

Bentsen Tract I42-427-34786

5.6 KM · Merit Energy Company · Section with this well →

Miocene (undifferentiated)2,220-1,852
Catahoula4,000-3,632
Catahoula4,720-4,352
Vicksburg6,110-5,742
Yegua—
Cook Mountain—
Jackson—
Queen City—

9 TOPS · FIRST 8

Slick, T. B. Estate42-427-34442

7.0 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

T-88,642-8,285
Vicksburg8,642-8,285
Vicksburg8,762-8,405
T-98,762-8,405
Vicksburg9,849-9,492
T-109,849-9,492
Vicksburg11,012-10,655

Slick, T. B. Estate42-427-34380

7.7 KM · Shell Western E&P · Section with this well →

Vicksburg9,566-9,213
Vicksburg9,836-9,483
Vicksburg10,224-9,871

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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