WELL · 42-505-35245 · DISTRICT 4
LA Duquesa #1
Zapata County · Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
La Duquesa #1 (API 42-505-35245) is a well in Zapata County operated by Arete Operating Company II LLC, completed June 26, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 24, 2005, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Richman Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Polk-A-Dot.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Arete Operating Company II LLC
Permitted by Richman Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company II LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company II, LLCthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Richman Petroleum Corp.Mar 24, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 24, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 474K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Duquesa G-4-211541 | Taguache Creek (Wilcox 10800) | Arete Operating Company II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 474K | Jun 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 527 · prior 12 1,287(-59%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Reichmann Petroleum Corp.Jul 2005 → Apr 2008
- 2Dogwood Operating Company, Inc.May 2008 → Sep 2010
- 3Stonestreet Operating Co, LLCOct 2010 → Aug 2011
- 4RMR Operating, LLCSep 2011 → Mar 2015
- 5Buffco Production Inc.Jan 2016 → Jun 2020
- 6Beehive Operating, LLCNov 2020 → Oct 2022
- 7Arete Operating Company, LLCDec 2024 → Jun 2025
- 8Arete Operating Company II, LLCJul 2025 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 559510-99 | Drill | Richman Petroleum Corp. | Mar 24, 2005 | Mar 24, 2005 | Apr 6, 2005 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-211541 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 501 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 3,800 | -3,299 |
| Wilcox | 6,630 | -6,129 |
| Polk-A-Dot | 10,290 | -9,789 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,452 | 10,464 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 914 | 17.5 | 685 S |
| 9.625 | 9,310 | 12.25 | 1,775 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 | Dec 13, 2005 | Aug 4, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-505-35245 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35245 → 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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