TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · BUSTAMANTE GAS UNIT 1 LEASE · API 42-505-32835 · DISTRICT 04
Bustamante Gas Unit 1 #4
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bustamante Gas Unit 1 #4 (API 42-505-32835) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 22, 1991 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 10, 1991, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, L/Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 179 barrels of oil and 2.89M 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
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Oct 2014 |
| Latest permit | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Oct 10, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 1991
- completed
- 179
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 1991
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2014
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bustamante Gas Unit 1 G-4-140561 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 179 | 2.89M | Jan 1993 – Oct 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.
- 1Transamerican Natural Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Transtexas Gas CorporationAug 1993 → Jun 1996
- 3Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 1996 → Jun 2007
- 4Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 5Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Oct 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 392826-98 | Field transfer | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Jun 11, 1992 | Oct 10, 1991 | — | 11,800 |
| 392826-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Oct 11, 1991 | Oct 10, 1991 | Oct 20, 1991 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 1991 | Bustamante Gas Unit 1 G-4-140561 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2014 | 11,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 442 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 7,100 | -6,658 |
| L/Wilcox | 9,600 | -9,158 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,770 | 10,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 769 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7 | 9,450 | 8.75 | 625 S |
| 2.875 | 11,795 | 6.25 | 465 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 | Aug 4, 1992 | May 15, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1992 | Jan 6, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-505-32835 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32835 → 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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