TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · MENDOZA LEASE · API 42-505-35177 · DISTRICT 04
Mendoza #5
Zapata County · Exsun (Lobo Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mendoza #5 (API 42-505-35177) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 19, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 27, 2004, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Laredo Energy and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Uncon., Wills Point, Cretaceous.
Its lease has reported 211 barrels of oil and 158K mcf of gas since February 2005, last reporting volume in August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Laredo Energy; 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 Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Laredo EnergyDec 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 2005
- completed
- 211
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 158K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 2005 THROUGH AUG 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 2005
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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-4-208688 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 211 | 158K | Feb 2005 – Aug 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 182 · prior 12 885(-79%)
Wells named Mendoza
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Zapata County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 2005 → Jan 2013
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2014 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555373-99 | Drill | Laredo Energy | Dec 27, 2004 | Dec 27, 2004 | Jan 9, 2005 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2005 | Mendoza G-4-208688 | Exsun (Lobo Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 10,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Uncon. | 8,250 | -7,774 |
| Wills Point | 10,100 | -9,624 |
| Cretaceous | 10,450 | -9,974 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,374 | 9,948 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 760 | 12.25 | 322 S |
| 7 | 6,968 | 8.75 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 10,700 | 6.125 | 350 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 | Aug 15, 2005 | Mar 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-505-35177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35177 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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