TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · PORRAS GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-505-33556 · DISTRICT 04
Porras Gas Unit #3
Zapata County · Charco (9400) field · Producing · Vertical
Porras Gas Unit #3 (API 42-505-33556) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed July 8, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 1997, permitted to 10,145 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 468 barrels of oil and 2.16M mcf of gas since July 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; 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
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheFeb 10, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,145
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1997
- completed
- 468
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porras Gas Unit G-4-164266 | Charco (9400) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 468 | 2.16M | Jul 1997 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,911 · prior 12 27,469(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheJul 1997 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458486-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Feb 10, 1997 | Feb 10, 1997 | Apr 23, 1997 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 8, 1997 | Porras Gas Unit G-4-164266 | Charco (9400) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 10,145 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,464 | 9,472 | Perforated |
| 9,518 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,620 | 9,635 | Perforated |
| 9,668 | 9,674 | Perforated |
| 10,020 | 10,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 58 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 751 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 7 | 7,972 | 8.75 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 10,145 | 6.25 | 310 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 30, 1997 | Sep 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 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 42-505-33556 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33556 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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