WELL · 42-479-36866 · DISTRICT 4
Van ES #1
Webb County · Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) field · Producing · Vertical
Van ES #1 (API 42-479-36866) is a well in Webb County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed March 2, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1998, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Operating Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (337) 332-1726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Operating CompanyJan 29, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van ES G-4-168025 | Cuba Libre (3RD Hinnant) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.91M | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 51,255 · prior 12 48,493(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Operating CompanyMar 1998 → Jun 1998
- 2Thorp Petroleum CorporationJul 1998 → Oct 2009
- 3BXP Operating, LLCNov 2009 → Apr 2014
- 4Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.May 2014 → Dec 2021
- 5Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472775-99 | Drill | Cobra Operating Company | Jan 29, 1998 | Jan 29, 1998 | Feb 3, 1998 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168025 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 828 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,980 | -7,152 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,700 | 8,728 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,025 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,999 | 8.6 | 575 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 | Jun 5, 1998 | May 21, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 27, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-479-36866 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-36866 → 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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