WELL · 42-427-34654 · DISTRICT 4
Zertuche Unit #1
Starr County · Arroyo Grande (Queen City) field · Producing · Vertical
Zertuche Unit #1 (API 42-427-34654) is a well in Starr County operated by Starr Operating LLC, completed February 18, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 20, 2013, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Newgulf Petroleum, LLC and has since transferred to Starr Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Cook Mountain, Queen City, Catahoula, Jackson.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newgulf Petroleum, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 1 permits on file · (956) 330-1922
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Starr Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Starr Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newgulf Petroleum, LLCMay 20, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zertuche Unit G-4-277342 | Arroyo Grande (Queen City) | Starr Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 104K | Feb 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,988 · prior 12 6,949(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Newgulf Petroleum, LLCFeb 2015 → Sep 2017
- 2Starr Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762811-98 | Drill | Newgulf Petroleum, LLC | Jun 3, 2014 | May 20, 2013 | Aug 14, 2014 | 7,500 |
| 762811-99 | Drill | Newgulf Petroleum, LLC | May 15, 2013 | May 20, 2013 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-277342 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 376 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Mountain | 2,058 | -1,682 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | 3,940 | -3,564 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - INJECTION/DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
| Wilcox | — | — |
| Yegua | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,175 | 4,181 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,019 | 12.25 | 455 S |
| 5.5 | 4,528 | 7.875 | 705 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 | Jul 30, 2015 | Apr 27, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-427-34654 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-34654 → 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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