WELL · 42-505-36010 · DISTRICT 4
EL Paton #1
Zapata County · T Patch (Reklaw Oso) field · Producing · Directional
El Paton #1 (API 42-505-36010) is a well in Zapata County operated by Mortimer Production Company, completed June 20, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 26, 2007, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Mortimer Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Crockett, Queen City, Arznsas, Nucces.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thorp Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 53
- Phone
- (210) 821-6168
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mortimer Production Company |
| Production reports | Mortimer Production Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Thorp Petroleum CorporationOct 26, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Paton G-4-246922 | T Patch (Reklaw Oso) | Mortimer Production Company | 1 | 0 | 1.11M | Dec 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,366 · prior 12 12,735(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thorp Petroleum CorporationJun 2008 → Nov 2012
- 2Rlu Operating, LLCDec 2012 → Dec 2019
- 3Mortimer Production CompanyJan 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648270-98 | Drill | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | Apr 9, 2008 | Oct 26, 2007 | May 5, 2008 | 7,200 |
| 648270-99 | Drill | Thorp Petroleum Corporation | Oct 23, 2007 | Oct 26, 2007 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-246922 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 442 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 4,142 | -3,700 |
| Queen City | 5,200 | -4,758 |
| Arznsas | 6,940 | -6,498 |
| Nucces | 7,032 | -6,590 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,940 | 6,956 | Perforated |
| 6,997 | 7,003 | Perforated |
| 7,032 | 7,040 | Perforated |
| 7,040 | 7,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 725 S |
| 7 | 6,246 | 8.75 | 375 S |
| 7 | 6,363 | 8.75 | 335 S |
| 4.5 | 7,116 | 6.25 | 170 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 | Jul 15, 2009 | Jul 14, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2009 | May 12, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-505-36010 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36010 → 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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