WELL · 42-505-31803 · DISTRICT 4
Flores Esperanza #6
Zapata County · New Zapata (1800) field · Vertical
Flores Esperanza #6 (API 42-505-31803) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged May 8, 2008, last operated by Gecko Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1984, permitted to 2,500 ft.
It was permitted by Newman Operating Company and has since transferred to Gecko Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newman Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Zapata, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2016 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gecko Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Newman Operating CompanyApr 23, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH May 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flores, Esperanza G-4-160393 | New Zapata (1800) | Gecko Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1994 – May 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236512-99 | Drill | Newman Operating Company | Apr 23, 1984 | Apr 23, 1984 | Jul 3, 1984 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-160393 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.875 | 2,250 | 7.875 | 580 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 | Nov 25, 1996 | Jun 6, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-505-31803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31803 → 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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