WELL · 42-505-31397 · DISTRICT 4
Hinojosa G. G. #7
Zapata County · Randado Ranch (Queen City) field · Vertical
Hinojosa G. G. #7 (API 42-505-31397) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged July 4, 2001, last operated by Block T Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 1981, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Block T Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 16.2K barrels of oil and 3.82K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file · (903) 521-1079
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Block T Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyJul 13, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jul 29, 1981
- completed
- 16.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.82K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 29, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 4, 2001
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinojosa, G. G. O-4-9789 | Randado Ranch (Queen City) | Block "T" Petroleum, Inc. | 7 | 16.2K | 3.82K | Jan 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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Shell Western E&PMay 2001 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127645-99 | Drill | Shell Oil Company | Jul 13, 1981 | Jul 13, 1981 | Jul 14, 1981 | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9789 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,845 | 5,857 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 310 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 5,753 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,199 | 8.75 | 1,280 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 10, 1981 | — |
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 42-505-31397 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31397 → 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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