WELL · 42-505-32838 · DISTRICT 4
Molletes Creek a GU #1
Zapata County · Urebeno South (Wilcox 7000) field · Vertical
Molletes Creek A GU #1 (API 42-505-32838) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged November 3, 2023, last operated by Shidler Mark L. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Shidler Mark L. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (713) 252-7746
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shidler Mark L. Inc. |
| Production reports | Shidler, Mark L., Inc.through Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyFeb 9, 1996 |
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
- Feb 9, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 3, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Molletes Creek "a" G.U. G-4-145105 | Urebeno, South (Lobo 6) | Shidler, Mark L., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 119K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Molletes Creek "a" GU G-4-157128 | Urebeno, South (Wilcox 7000) | Shidler, Mark L., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1M | Feb 1996 – Apr 2025 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMay 1993 → Dec 1997
- 2Atasca Resources, Inc.Jan 1998 → Apr 1999
- 3Okie Operating Company, Ltd.May 1999 → Jan 2000
- 4L & R Energy CorporationFeb 2000 → Dec 2001
- 5Silver Pines Energy Corp.Jan 2002 → Sep 2006
- 6Shidler, Mark L., Inc.Oct 2006 → Apr 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444672-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | Feb 12, 1996 | 9,500 |
| 393850-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Nov 12, 1991 | Nov 12, 1991 | Dec 29, 1991 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-145105 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157128 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,124 | 7,136 | Perforated |
| 7,136 | 7,154 | Perforated |
| 8,336 | 8,408 | Perforated |
| 8,336 | 8,408 | Open hole |
| 9,173 | 9,242 | Perforated |
| 9,173 | 9,294 | Perforated |
| 9,270 | 9,294 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,000 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 7 | 5,995 | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 2.875 | 9,491 | 6.25 | 550 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 | May 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | — |
| 00 | May 28, 1993 | Apr 28, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-505-32838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32838 → 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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