TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · RODRIGUEZ GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-33030 · DISTRICT 04
Rodriguez Gas Unit #3
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Rodriguez Gas Unit #3 (API 42-505-33030) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed September 2, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 2005, permitted to 14,100 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T/Wilcox, B/Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 453 barrels of oil and 7.42M mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheApr 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,100
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 2, 1993
- completed
- 453
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 2, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rodriguez Gas Unit G-4-146753 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 453 | 7.42M | Sep 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,980 · prior 12 14,653(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationSep 1993 → Jun 1996
- 2Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 1996 → Jun 2007
- 3Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561109-99 | Recompletion | Houston Exploration Company, The | Apr 26, 2005 | Apr 27, 2005 | — | 14,100 |
| 417241-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Oct 19, 1993 | Oct 25, 1993 | — | 14,100 |
| 410511-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Oct 6, 1993 | Apr 5, 1993 | — | 14,100 |
| 410511-99 | Drill | Transamerican Natural Gas Corp. | Apr 5, 1993 | Apr 5, 1993 | Apr 29, 1993 | 12,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 1993 | Rodriguez Gas Unit G-4-146753 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 14,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 463 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Wilcox | 7,050 | -6,587 |
| B/Wilcox | 9,200 | -8,737 |
| Wills Point | 14,050 | -13,587 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,675 | 11,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 750 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7 | 9,300 | 8.75 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 14,100 | 6.125 | 610 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 | Nov 4, 1993 | Sep 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 11, 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 42-505-33030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33030 → 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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