WELL · 42-505-31187 · DISTRICT 4
Dye James #6
Zapata County · Dye W. (Navarro) field · Producing · Vertical
Dye James #6 (API 42-505-31187) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed January 18, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1999, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.88M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dye, James G-4-87292 | Dye, West (Wilcox 7800) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 820K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Dye, James G-4-175362 | Dye, W. (Navarro) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 2.06M | Sep 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 39,026 · prior 12 33,456(+17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 2000
- 2Conoco Inc.Jul 2000 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Dec 2015
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490587-99 | Recompletion | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 22, 1999 | Dec 22, 1999 | Sep 1, 1998 | 9,420 |
| 72226-99 | Drill | Border Exploration Co. | Feb 8, 1980 | Feb 8, 1980 | Feb 15, 1980 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-87292 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-175362 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,818 | 8,078 | Perforated |
| 9,070 | 9,081 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 525 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 2.875 | 6,286 | — | — |
| — | 6,500 | 8.75 | 375 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 31, 2000 | Jan 7, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2000 | Dec 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1980 | — |
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 42-505-31187 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31187 → 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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