TEXAS · WELLS · STARR COUNTY · ALVAREZ LEASE · API 42-427-34218 · DISTRICT 04
Alvarez #3
Starr County · Braulia East (Vicksburg Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Alvarez #3 (API 42-427-34218) is a well in Starr County operated by Mountain V Texas LLC, completed April 24, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 2008, permitted to 7,529 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP and has since transferred to Mountain V Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rincon 1, Rincon 2, 7455 Vxbg.
Its lease has reported 5.43K barrels of oil and 444K mcf of gas since April 2008, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Buckhannon, WV
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 11, 2025
- Phone
- (304) 842-6320
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mountain V Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Mountain V Texas, LLCthrough Oct 2019 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPJan 10, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,529
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 2008
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 2008
- completed
- 5.43K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 444K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Oct 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 2008
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2019
- 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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alvarez G-4-238488 | Braulia, East (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas, LLC | 1 | 5.43K | 444K | Apr 2008 – Oct 2019 |
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.
- 1Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPApr 2008 → Mar 2012
- 2Smith Production Inc.Apr 2012 → Oct 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 652202-99 | Drill | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | Dec 31, 2007 | Jan 10, 2008 | Apr 5, 2008 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2008 | Alvarez G-4-238488 | Braulia East (Vicksburg Cons.) | Mountain V Texas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2019 | 7,529 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rincon 1 | 5,380 | -5,058 |
| Rincon 2 | 6,608 | -6,286 |
| 7455 Vxbg | 7,230 | -6,908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,242 | 7,256 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,511 | 12.25 | 532 S |
| 7 | 5,160 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 7,530 | 6.25 | 225 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 18, 2008 | May 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 24, 2011. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Rincon 1, Rincon 2, 7455 Vxbg | TIFF | 5,160 to 7,530 | May 24, 2011run Apr 16, 2008 | 1.93 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-427-34218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34218 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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