WELL · 42-505-33458 · DISTRICT 4
Martin J. C. #15
Zapata County · J.C. Martin South (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Martin J. C. #15 (API 42-505-33458) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed October 16, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 25, 1996, permitted to 10,500 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Apr 2004 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationJul 25, 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
- Jul 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 16, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 931K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 16, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin, J. C. G-4-161395 | J.C. Martin, South (Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 931K | Oct 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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationOct 1996 → May 1997
- 2Conoco Inc.Jun 1997 → Dec 2002
- 3Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Apr 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450798-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Sep 10, 1996 | Jul 25, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | 10,500 |
| 450798-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jul 25, 1996 | Jul 25, 1996 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-161395 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 460 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 4,350 | -3,890 |
| WilcoxBASE LOWER WILCOX | 6,500 | -6,040 |
| Wills Point | 9,600 | -9,140 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,002 | 9,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 754 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 7,229 | 8.75 | 390 S |
| 4.5 | 9,500 | 6.125 | 378 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 | Feb 13, 1997 | Oct 30, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 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 42-505-33458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33458 → 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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