WELL · 42-505-33467 · DISTRICT 4
Esperanza #1
Zapata County · Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) field · Directional
Esperanza #1 (API 42-505-33467) is a well in Zapata County operated by Transtexas Gas Corporation, completed October 29, 1996.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Transtexas Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, L1.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2005 · 925 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Transtexas Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Beehive Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 23, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza G-4-181315 | Lopeno (Wilcox 7,300) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.06M | Jan 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Esperanza G-4-197606 | Bob West, North (LZ-5) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Esperanza G-4-162190 | Bob West, North (L2, L3) | Transtexas Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 4.56M | Oct 1996 – Jan 2001 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 861(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationOct 1996 → Oct 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2008
- 4Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Aug 2008 → Jan 2017
- 5Beehive Operating, LLCFeb 2017 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536641-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 19, 2003 | Sep 23, 2003 | Jan 24, 2001 | 7,662 |
| 503902-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jan 10, 2001 | Jan 10, 2001 | Jan 24, 2001 | 9,000 |
| 452069-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Aug 29, 1996 | Aug 29, 1996 | Sep 2, 1996 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-162190 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-181315 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-197606 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 321 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,867 | 6,910 | Perforated |
| 6,996 | 7,026 | Perforated |
| 7,180 | 7,195 | Perforated |
| 7,680 | 7,705 | Perforated |
| 7,692 | 8,263 | Perforated |
| 8,038 | 8,631 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 458 | 17.5 | 232 S |
| 9.625 | 4,004 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 7 | 7,500 | 8.75 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 9,000 | 6.125 | 225 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 | Jan 6, 2004 | Sep 24, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2001 | Jul 3, 2001 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 2001 | Feb 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1997 | Nov 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 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 42-505-33467 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33467 → 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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