WELL · 42-505-33530 · DISTRICT 4
Esperanza #4
Zapata County · Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) field · Directional
Esperanza #4 (API 42-505-33530) is a well in Zapata County operated by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO., completed February 23, 1997.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 8,735 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Recklaw, Wilcox, L-1, 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 Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Sep 8, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,735
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 1997
- 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-4-179848 | Lopeno (Wilcox 7,300) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 579K | Nov 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Esperanza G-4-197587 | Bob West, North (LZ-5) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2002 – Jul 2026 |
| Esperanza G-4-164001 | Bob West, North (L-1,L-2,L-3) | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 2.03M | Feb 1997 – Aug 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 833(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationMar 1997 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536168-99 | Recompletion | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 8, 2003 | Sep 8, 2003 | Apr 16, 2002 | 7,509 |
| 495868-98 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Nov 30, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | Oct 24, 2000 | 8,735 |
| 495868-99 | Recompletion | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jun 6, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | — | 8,735 |
| 456735-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Dec 27, 1996 | Dec 27, 1996 | Dec 26, 1996 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-164001 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-179848 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-197587 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Recklaw | 3,700 | -3,320 |
| Wilcox | 5,330 | -4,950 |
| L-1 | 7,925 | -7,545 |
| L1 Sand | 7,925 | -7,545 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,966 | 6,992 | Perforated |
| 7,358 | 7,381 | Perforated |
| 7,588 | 7,612 | Perforated |
| 7,926 | 8,514 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 750 | 12.25 | 348 S |
| 7 | 7,429 | 8.75 | 446 S |
| 4.5 | 8,655 | 6.125 | 280 S |
| 4.5 | 8,735 | 6.125 | 280 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 26, 2006 | Aug 18, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Dec 18, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 17, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2001 | Nov 27, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1997 | Mar 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 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 42-505-33530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33530 → 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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