TEXAS · WELLS · ZAVALA COUNTY · TORTUGA RANCH LEASE · API 42-507-32350 · DISTRICT 01
Tortuga Ranch #1H
Zavala County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Tortuga Ranch #1H (API 42-507-32350) is a plugged horizontal well in Zavala County, plugged May 14, 2014, last operated by Cml Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1990 and 2005, permitted to 9,640 ft.
It was permitted by Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLC and has since transferred to Cml Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel, Anacacho, T/Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 16.3K barrels of oil since July 2005, last reporting in September 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 514
- Phone
- (512) 328-8085
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CML Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | CML Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2012 |
| Latest permit | Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLCMay 17, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,640
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 17, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2005
- completed
- 16.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Sep 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 14, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tortuga Ranch O-1-14627 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | CML Exploration, LLC | 1 | 16.3K | 0 | Jul 2005 – Sep 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLCJul 2005 → Oct 2011
- 2CML Exploration, LLCNov 2011 → Apr 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600698-99 | Reenter | Hawthorn Energy Partners, LLC | May 16, 2005 | May 17, 2005 | May 23, 2005 | 9,640 |
| 375388-98 | Drill | Pickens Company, Inc., The | Oct 8, 1990 | Jul 19, 1990 | — | 9,500 |
| 375388-99 | Drill | Pickens Company, Inc., The | Jul 11, 1990 | Jul 19, 1990 | Aug 16, 1990 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 15, 2005 | Tortuga Ranch O-1-14627 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | CML Exploration LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 611 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olmos | 3,882 | -3,271 |
| San Miguel | 4,850 | -4,239 |
| Anacacho | 5,400 | -4,789 |
| T/Austin Chalk | 5,812 | -5,201 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,730 | 9,778 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,397 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 7 | 5,353 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Jan 30, 2006 | Oct 19, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 8, 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 42-507-32350 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-507-32350 → 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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