WELL · 42-489-31185 · DISTRICT 4
Rio Farms a Gas Unit #2
Willacy County · Hargill (Frio Cons.) field · Directional
Rio Farms A Gas Unit #2 (API 42-489-31185) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged September 20, 2013, last operated by Oxy USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 5, 2007, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pogo Producing Company LLC 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 Pogo Producing Company LLC; 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 Feb 2013 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star, LLCSep 5, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 5, 2007
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2008 THROUGH Feb 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 20, 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-4-244677 | Hargill (Frio Cons.) | OXY USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 39.7K | Aug 2008 – Feb 2014 |
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.
- 1Pogo Producing Company LLCAug 2008 → Aug 2011
- 2Plains Exploration & Prod. Co.Sep 2011 → Feb 2012
- 3OXY USA Inc.Mar 2012 → Feb 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 645384-98 | Drill | Pogo Producing Company LLC | May 7, 2008 | Sep 5, 2007 | May 23, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 645384-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star, LLC | Aug 30, 2007 | Sep 5, 2007 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-244677 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 48 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,918 | 10,927 | Perforated |
| 11,176 | 11,220 | Perforated |
| 11,592 | 11,608 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,984 | 13.5 | 960 S |
| 7.625 | 10,268 | 9.875 | 506 S |
| 4.5 | 11,855 | 6.5 | 2,315 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 | Mar 4, 2009 | Oct 31, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-489-31185 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-31185 → 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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