WELL · 42-479-33990 · DISTRICT 4

EL Gato "A" #5

Plugged

El Gato "A" #5 (API 42-479-33990) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged December 10, 1984, last operated by Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 1992, permitted to 9,000 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Sparta, T/Queen City, T/Wilcox.

Operator of record

Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd.

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 1994 · 18 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	none
Production reports	Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.through Jan 1997
Latest permit	Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd.May 22, 1992

9,000: total depth, ft
3: permits on file
May 22, 1992: last permit issued
—: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
138K: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 1999

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: —
Shut in: —
Plugged: Dec 10, 1984

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 "A" G-4-142294	Belle Jeffers, East (Lobo)	Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.	1	0	138K	Jan 1993 – Jan 1999

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.

1Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
2Hurd Enterprises, Ltd.Nov 1993 → Jan 1997

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
399613-98	Reenter	Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd.	Aug 13, 1992	May 22, 1992	Jun 6, 1992	8,700
399613-99	Reenter	Michael Petr. & Hurd Ent., Ltd.	May 22, 1992	May 22, 1992	—	8,700
253416-99	Drill	Cox, Edwin L. & Cox, Berry R.	Oct 2, 1984	Oct 3, 1984	Nov 14, 1984	9,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— G-4-142294	—	—	—	—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 429 ft elevation.Download CSV →

Formation	MD ft	Subsea
T/Sparta	1,600	-1,171
T/Queen City	2,700	-2,271
T/Wilcox	5,110	-4,681

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
8,082	8,092	Perforated
8,132	8,148	Perforated
8,191	8,212	Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
10.75	1,103	14.75	722 S
7.625	7,174	9.875	712 S
2.875	8,500	6.75	500 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	Oct 13, 1992	Sep 18, 1992	—
00	Sep 30, 1992	—	—

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 42-479-33990 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-479-33990 → 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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