WELL · 42-505-35803 · DISTRICT 4
DE Los Santos Gas Unit 1 #8
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
De Los Santos Gas Unit 1 #8 (API 42-505-35803) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 9, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 2007, permitted to 14,700 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Perido A, Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 3.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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
- 3,454
- 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, TheJan 30, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 312K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE Los Santos Gas Unit 1 G-4-226660 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 312K | Apr 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,705 · prior 12 2,976(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheApr 2007 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Dec 2012
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 632612-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Jan 27, 2007 | Jan 30, 2007 | Mar 11, 2007 | 14,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-226660 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Perido A | 10,603 | -10,139 |
| Lobo Unconformity | 12,780 | -12,316 |
| Lobo 3 | 13,280 | -12,816 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,412 | 11,422 | Perforated |
| 11,622 | 11,630 | Perforated |
| 11,634 | 11,642 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 784 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 9,404 | 8.75 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 12,000 | 6.125 | 275 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 | May 23, 2007 | Apr 30, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-505-35803 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35803 → 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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