WELL · 42-505-33511 · DISTRICT 4
Mendoza #1
Zapata County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Mendoza #1 (API 42-505-33511) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged October 30, 1997, last operated by Houston Exploration Company The.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1996, permitted to 8,800 ft.
Operator of record
Houston Exploration Company The
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 1, 2007
- Permits on file
- 824
- Phone
- (713) 830-6900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Houston Exploration Company The |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheNov 12, 1996 |
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1996
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Oct 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 30, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mendoza G-4-161871 | Wildcat | Houston Exploration Company, The | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 1996 – Oct 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454984-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Nov 12, 1996 | Nov 12, 1996 | Dec 1, 1996 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1996 | Mendoza G-4-161871 | Wildcat | Houston Exploration Company The | Plugged | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 58 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,035 | 12.5 | 375 S |
| 7 | 6,900 | 8.75 | 415 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 25, 1997 | Jan 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 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 42-505-33511 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33511 → 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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