TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · FERNANDO LEASE · API 42-505-32257 · DISTRICT 04
Fernando #4
Zapata County · Francisco (Lobo 9500) field · Vertical
Fernando #4 (API 42-505-32257) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged December 21, 1995, last operated by Transtexas Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 4, 1986, permitted to 10,100 ft.
It was permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Transtexas Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 11.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 2, 2004
- Permits on file
- 925
- Phone
- (214) 692-9211
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Transtexas Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Transtexas Gas Corporationthrough Oct 1995 |
| Latest permit | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Nov 4, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 21, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando G-4-123647 | Francisco (Lobo 9500) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 11.9K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1995 |
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.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → Oct 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322548-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Oct 31, 1986 | Nov 4, 1986 | — | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 1987 | Fernando G-4-123647 | Francisco (Lobo 9500) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 1,400 | -955 |
| Wilcox | 3,860 | -3,415 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 6,010 | -5,565 |
| Wills Point | 9,075 | -8,630 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,878 | 8,891 | Perforated |
| 8,956 | 8,962 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 770 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7.625 | 6,600 | 9.875 | 365 S |
| 2.875 | 10,100 | 6.75 | 835 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 15, 1987 | Mar 16, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-505-32257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32257 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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