WELL · 42-505-33454 · DISTRICT 4
Leyendecker G. L. #4
Zapata County · Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Sidetrack
Leyendecker G. L. #4 (API 42-505-33454) is a well in Zapata County operated by NI Energy LLC, completed March 9, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1996 and 2004, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P and has since transferred to NI Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hinnant Q, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Portland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 16, 2026 · (361) 815-5688
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | NI Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jan 2007 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&PJul 19, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2004
- last permit issued
- Mar 9, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 11.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 9, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyendecker, G. L. G-4-163580 | Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) | NI Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 11.3M | Nov 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Nov 1996 → Aug 1999
- 2Shell Western E&POct 2004 → Jan 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548400-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P | Jul 19, 2004 | Jul 19, 2004 | Aug 23, 2004 | 14,000 |
| 516295-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Shell Western E&P | Dec 19, 2001 | Dec 19, 2001 | Jan 4, 2002 | 14,400 |
| 488662-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Oct 19, 1999 | Oct 19, 1999 | Oct 4, 1999 | 14,350 |
| 449792-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jun 28, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | Jul 10, 1996 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163580 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 548 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,480 | 13,490 | Perforated |
| 13,480 | 13,540 | Perforated |
| 13,532 | 13,542 | Perforated |
| 14,070 | 14,090 | Perforated |
| 14,280 | 14,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,243 | 17.5 | 893 S |
| 9.625 | 8,474 | 12.25 | 1,248 S |
| 2.875 | 13,574 | 3.875 | 125 S |
| 5 | 14,387 | 6.5 | 740 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 | Mar 5, 2008 | May 15, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 2002 | Feb 28, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2000 | Jun 5, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jul 29, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-505-33454 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33454 → 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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