TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · HERBST, M.V. LEASE · API 42-505-33125 · DISTRICT 04
Herbst M.V. #22
Zapata County · La Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 4
- Agarito (Lobo) · Dye (Navarro) · Field 73292260 · Vidaurri (Lobo)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Herbst M.V. #22 (API 42-505-33125) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed June 30, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 24, 1993, permitted to 9,210 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Wills Point.
Its lease has reported 24 barrels of oil and 149K mcf of gas since June 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; 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 Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationNov 24, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,210
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 24, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1994
- completed
- 24
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 149K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1994
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbst, M.V. G-4-150254 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 24 | 149K | Jun 1994 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationJul 1994 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418643-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Nov 24, 1993 | Nov 24, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1994 | Herbst M.V. G-4-150254 | La Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 9,210 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 416 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 3,550 | -3,134 |
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 5,500 | -5,084 |
| Wills Point | 8,400 | -7,984 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,093 | 8,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 757 | 14.75 | 530 S |
| 7 | 6,573 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| 2.875 | 9,195 | 6.125 | 460 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 | Oct 3, 1994 | Jul 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 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 42-505-33125 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33125 → 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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