WELL · 42-479-34420 · DISTRICT 4
EL Gato #15
Webb County · Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
El Gato #15 (API 42-479-34420) is a well in Webb County operated by Four Star Oil And Gas Company, completed December 19, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1992, permitted to 9,850 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yegua, Sparta, Wilcox, Lobo.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 43 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Four Star Oil and Gas Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Four Star Oil and Gas CompanyOct 2, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 780K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Gato G-4-143249 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 780K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| EL Gato G-4-123009 | Vaquillas Ranch (Lobo Cons.) | Four Star Oil and Gas Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2001 |
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 → Jul 2003
- 2Axio Production Company, L.P.Dec 2003 → Jan 2006
- 3Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 2006 → Jul 2014
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2014 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404096-99 | Recompletion | Four Star Oil and Gas Company | Sep 30, 1992 | Oct 2, 1992 | Oct 19, 1992 | 9,200 |
| 320532-99 | Drill | Getty Oil Co. | Sep 15, 1986 | Sep 18, 1986 | — | 9,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-123009 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-143249 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 487 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,118 | 8,136 | Perforated |
| 8,706 | 8,724 | Perforated |
| 8,752 | 8,758 | Perforated |
| 8,824 | 8,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 510 | 14.75 | 400 S |
| 7.625 | 7,500 | 9.875 | 650 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 | Feb 3, 1993 | Dec 21, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 23, 1987 | Jan 14, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-479-34420 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34420 → 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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