WELL · 42-505-33100 · DISTRICT 4
Octavio Salinas Gas Unit #2
Zapata County · LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Vertical
Octavio Salinas Gas Unit #2 (API 42-505-33100) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged December 1, 2022, last operated by Fran Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1994, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Houston and has since transferred to Fran Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo 1, Lobo 3, Lobo 6.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Laredo, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (956) 286-1086
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fran Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Fran Investments, Inc.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonMar 30, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 1, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Octavio Salinas Gas Unit G-4-148999 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Fran Investments, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 116K | Mar 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Salinas, Octavio Gas Unit G-4-148309 | Wildcat | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1993 – Mar 1994 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Co. - HoustonMar 1994 → Oct 1998
- 2Cliffwood Production Co.Nov 1998 → Feb 2001
- 3Ocean Energy, Inc.Mar 2001 → Aug 2003
- 4Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Apr 2005
- 5Legend Natural Gas II, LPMay 2005 → Dec 2006
- 6Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Jan 2007 → Aug 2011
- 7Omega Energy Corp.Sep 2011 → Sep 2011
- 8Fran Investments, Inc.Jan 2012 → Jun 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422556-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Houston | Mar 30, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | Oct 10, 1993 | 8,400 |
| 416736-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 5, 1993 | Oct 5, 1993 | Oct 10, 1993 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-148309 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-148999 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo 1 | 7,380 | -6,935 |
| Lobo 3 | 7,647 | -7,202 |
| Lobo 6 | 7,960 | -7,515 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,114 | 8,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 746 | 12.5 | — |
| 7 | 6,277 | 8.75 | — |
| 4.5 | 8,399 | — | — |
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 13, 1994 | Mar 31, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 21, 1994 | Feb 28, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-505-33100 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33100 → 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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