WELL · 42-489-30835 · DISTRICT 4

Sauz Ranch Mulatos Pasture #177

Plugged

Willacy County · Willamar West field  · Vertical

Sauz Ranch Mulatos Pasture #177 (API 42-489-30835) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged May 24, 2022, last operated by Chestnut Explor. And Prod. Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 29, 1984, permitted to 9,050 ft.

It was permitted by Exxon Corp. and has since transferred to Chestnut Explor. And Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Its lease has reported 783K barrels of oil and 299K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 31 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Chestnut Explor. and Prod. Inc.

Permitted by Exxon Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (972) 342-7791

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleChestnut Explor. and Prod. Inc.
Production reportsChestnut Explor. and Prod., Inc.through May 2017
Latest permitExxon Corp.Oct 29, 1984

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,050
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Oct 29, 1984
last permit issued
Mar 12, 1986
completed
783K
cumulative oil, bbl
299K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 12, 1986
Shut in
—
Plugged
May 24, 2022

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; they carry 31 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Sauz Ranch Mulatos Pasture O-4-3390Willamar, WestChestnut Explor. and Prod., Inc.31783K299KJan 1993 – Jul 2026

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.

  1. 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 1995
  2. 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PJan 1996 → Aug 1997
  3. 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Mar 1999
  4. 4Prize Operating CompanyApr 1999 → Mar 2002
  5. 5Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Apr 2006
  6. 6Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → May 2011
  7. 7Flint Oak Energy, LLCJun 2011 → Jul 2014
  8. 8Chestnut Explor. and Prod., Inc.Aug 2014 → May 2017

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
256011-99DrillExxon Corp.Oct 24, 1984Oct 29, 1984May 17, 19859,050

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-4-3390————

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,7987,824Perforated
7,8407,870Perforated
7,8927,912Perforated
7,9447,954Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,62512.251,325 S
5.58,0477.8751,195 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 11, 1986Jun 25, 1986—
00Jul 3, 1986——
00Dec 27, 1985Dec 11, 1985—
00Dec 20, 1985——

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.

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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