WELL · 42-505-33506 · DISTRICT 4
Esperanza #3
Zapata County · Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) field · Vertical
Esperanza #3 (API 42-505-33506) is a well in Zapata County operated by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO., completed December 18, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, L1 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 30, 2016
- Permits on file
- 616
- Phone
- (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Beehive Operating, LLCthrough Oct 2021 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 22, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esperanza G-4-197102 | Bob West, North (LZ-5) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 70K | Feb 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Esperanza G-4-161713 | Bob West, North (L-1,L-2,L-3) | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 2.22M | Dec 1996 – Jan 2004 |
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 CorporationDec 1996 → Aug 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2001 → Jun 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.May 2007 → Jun 2008
- 4Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.Aug 2008 → Sep 2010
- 5Beehive Operating, LLCNov 2017 → Oct 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536629-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 19, 2003 | Sep 22, 2003 | Feb 7, 2002 | 7,700 |
| 454680-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Nov 4, 1996 | Nov 4, 1996 | Nov 7, 1996 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-161713 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-197102 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 323 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,616 | 6,646 | Perforated |
| 6,710 | 6,764 | Perforated |
| 7,754 | 8,241 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 749 | 12.25 | 348 S |
| 7 | 6,463 | 8.75 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 8,996 | 6.125 | 355 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 21, 2004 | Oct 9, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1997 | Jan 10, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 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 42-505-33506 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33506 → 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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