WELL · 42-489-31164 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Farms a Gas Unit #1
Willacy County · Hargill (Frio Cons.) field · Directional
Rio Farms A Gas Unit #1 (API 42-489-31164) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged May 28, 2013, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 22, 2006, permitted to 11,950 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Oxy USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,316
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA Inc. |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Nov 2012 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPNov 22, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 22, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Nov 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rio Farms "a" Gas Unit G-4-227192 | Hargill (Frio Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.62M | Mar 2007 – Nov 2013 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPMar 2007 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Apr 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCMay 2008 → Aug 2011
- 4Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 5OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Nov 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629412-98 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Feb 13, 2007 | Nov 22, 2006 | Dec 6, 2006 | 11,950 |
| 629412-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Nov 21, 2006 | Nov 22, 2006 | — | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-227192 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,200 | 11,312 | Perforated |
| 11,200 | 11,312 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,024 | 14.75 | 1,880 S |
| 7.625 | 10,267 | 9.875 | 460 S |
| 4.5 | 11,927 | 6.5 | 250 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 | Jul 13, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 2007 | May 24, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2007 | Apr 5, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-489-31164 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-31164 → 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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