TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · EL GATO LEASE · API 42-479-33086 · DISTRICT 04
El Gato #3
Webb County · El Gato (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
El Gato #3 (API 42-479-33086) is a well in Webb County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 13, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 1981, permitted to 9,001 ft.
It was permitted by Getty Oil CO. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 7.85K barrels of oil and 740K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Getty Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Sep 2021 |
| Latest permit | Getty Oil Co.Jul 27, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,001
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 1981
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 1995
- completed
- 7.85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 740K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 1995
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Gato G-4-98908 | El Gato (Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 7.85K | 740K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2021 |
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.
- 1Four Star Oil and Gas CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2Axio Production Company, L.P.Oct 2003 → Jan 2006
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 2006 → Nov 2013
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2014 → Jul 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127120-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Jul 27, 1981 | Jul 27, 1981 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 13, 1995 | El Gato G-4-98908 | El Gato (Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2016 | 9,001 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,245 | 8,262 | Perforated |
| 8,269 | 8,287 | Perforated |
| 8,271 | 8,279 | Perforated |
| 8,281 | 8,300 | Perforated |
| 8,515 | 8,521 | Perforated |
| 8,550 | 8,568 | Perforated |
| 8,620 | 8,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 81 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 897 | 14.75 | 850 S |
| 7.625 | 7,213 | 9.875 | 1,210 S |
| 2.875 | 8,207 | — | — |
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 | May 11, 1995 | Mar 1, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 17, 1988 | Jan 25, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1981 | — |
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 42-479-33086 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-33086 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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