WELL · 42-505-35816 · DISTRICT 4
Bustamante Gas Unit 1 #15
Zapata County · Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Bustamante Gas Unit 1 #15 (API 42-505-35816) is a well in Zapata County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 13, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 20, 2007, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Perdido Unconformity, Top Perdido A, Top Perdido B, Top Perdidob.
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, TheFeb 20, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bustamante Gas Unit 1 G-4-227507 | Munoz (Lobo) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 86.7K | Apr 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Bustamante Gas Unit 1 G-4-227514 | Haynes (Middle Wilcox Cons.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.37M | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,503 · prior 12 28,712(-18%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 633589-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Feb 14, 2007 | Feb 20, 2007 | Mar 24, 2007 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-227507 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-227514 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 410 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Perdido Unconformity | 10,600 | -10,190 |
| Top Perdido A | 11,060 | -10,650 |
| Top Perdido B | 11,590 | -11,180 |
| Top Perdidob | 11,590 | -11,180 |
| Top Lobo Stray | 12,575 | -12,165 |
| Top Lobo 6 | 13,850 | -13,440 |
| Base Lobo 6 | 14,080 | -13,670 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,947 | 10,957 | Perforated |
| 11,026 | 11,045 | Perforated |
| 11,505 | 11,521 | Perforated |
| 11,505 | 11,580 | Perforated |
| 11,524 | 11,529 | Perforated |
| 11,532 | 11,548 | Perforated |
| 11,571 | 11,574 | Perforated |
| 11,576 | 11,580 | Perforated |
| 12,338 | 12,344 | Perforated |
| 12,338 | 14,070 | Perforated |
| 12,350 | 12,354 | Perforated |
| 12,574 | 12,592 | Perforated |
| 13,856 | 13,864 | Perforated |
| 13,888 | 13,894 | Perforated |
| 13,930 | 13,934 | Perforated |
| 13,938 | 13,942 | Perforated |
| 13,961 | 13,964 | Perforated |
| 13,982 | 13,989 | Perforated |
| 14,062 | 14,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 769 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 9,211 | 8.75 | 355 S |
| 4.5 | 14,290 | 6.125 | 500 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 | Feb 27, 2008 | Dec 5, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 2008 | Nov 16, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 14, 2007 | Aug 2, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jul 5, 2007 | Jun 14, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 2007 | Jun 14, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 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 42-505-35816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-35816 → 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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