TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · PALMYRA LEASE · API 42-505-33597 · DISTRICT 04
Palmyra #13
Zapata County · Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Palmyra #13 (API 42-505-33597) is a well in Zapata County operated by Beehive Operating LLC, completed June 19, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 24, 1997, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Beehive Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 935 barrels of oil and 1.08M mcf of gas since June 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 4, 2025
- Phone
- (940) 549-0131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beehive Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Beehive Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationApr 24, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1997
- completed
- 935
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1997
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palmyra G-4-165055 | Bob West, North (L-1,L-2,L-3) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 935 | 1.08M | Jun 1997 – Jan 2023 |
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 CorporationJun 1997 → Oct 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
- 4Smith Production Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2008
- 5Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.May 2008 → Jan 2017
- 6Beehive Operating, LLCFeb 2017 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 461571-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | May 13, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | Apr 25, 1997 | 8,000 |
| 461571-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Apr 24, 1997 | Apr 24, 1997 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 1997 | Palmyra G-4-165055 | Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) | Beehive Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 9,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 312 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,432 | 8,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 721 | 12.25 | 348 S |
| 7 | 5,995 | 8.75 | 241 S |
| 2.875 | 9,800 | 6.125 | 930 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 | Jun 5, 1998 | May 10, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1997 | Jul 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 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 42-505-33597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33597 → 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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