WELL · 42-489-30716 · DISTRICT 4
Gas Unit a Zone 8 #2
Willacy County · LA Sal Vieja (8 9680-9935) field · Vertical
Gas Unit A Zone 8 #2 (API 42-489-30716) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged September 7, 2012, last operated by MW Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including F-1 Sand, F-3 Sand, F-6 Sand, F-11a Sand.
Its 3 leases have reported 17.8K barrels of oil and 34.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2012. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 6, 1998
- Permits on file
- 364
- Phone
- (713) 296-6000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MW Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | MW Petroleum Corporationthrough Jul 1996 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationApr 3, 1996 |
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 28, 1984
- completed
- 17.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 7, 2012
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gas Unit a Zone 1 G-4-157670 | LA Sal Vieja (1 7688-7827) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 4.13K | Apr 1996 – Sep 2012 |
| C.W. Perkins Oil Unit O-4-12166 | LA Sal Vieja | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 17.8K | 30.4K | Feb 1993 – Jun 1996 |
| Gas Unit a Zone 8 G-4-112251 | LA Sal Vieja (8 9680-9935) | MW Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1993 |
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.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationFeb 1993 → Jul 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444873-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | Feb 15, 1996 | Apr 3, 1996 | Apr 7, 1996 | 8,230 |
| 409115-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | Feb 18, 1993 | Feb 22, 1993 | Feb 2, 1993 | 9,965 |
| 196141-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Dec 29, 1983 | May 24, 1983 | Apr 25, 1984 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-112251 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157670 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12166 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 63 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| F-1 Sand | 7,630 | -7,567 |
| F-3 Sand | 8,010 | -7,947 |
| F-6 Sand | 8,276 | -8,213 |
| F-11A Sand | 8,520 | -8,457 |
| F-21 Sand | 9,390 | -9,327 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,786 | 7,794 | Perforated |
| 8,276 | 8,287 | Perforated |
| 9,710 | 9,736 | Perforated |
| 9,778 | 9,814 | Perforated |
| 9,834 | 9,844 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,005 | 12.25 | 200 sx |
| 5.5 | 9,917 | 9.5 | 1,045 sx |
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, 1996 | Apr 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1993 | Feb 17, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1984 | Aug 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 11, 1984 | Aug 17, 1984 | — |
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 42-489-30716 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-30716 → 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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