WELL · 42-021-31148 · DISTRICT 1
Alexander E.C. #3B
Bastrop County · Bateman (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Alexander E.C. #3B (API 42-021-31148) is a well in Bastrop County operated by Triple C Oil Inc., completed December 30, 1987.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1987, permitted to 2,400 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Triple C Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Taylor, Dale Lime, Serpentine, Austin Chalk.
Its 3 leases have reported 20.4K barrels of oil and 109 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lockhart, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 3, 2020 · (512) 398-2969
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Triple C Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Meb, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Dec 18, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 1987
- completed
- 20.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 109
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander, E.C. O-1-13015 | Bateman (Austin Chalk) | Meb, LLC | 8 | 11K | 56 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Alexander, E. C. -B- O-1-11937 | Bateman (Austin Chalk) | Triple C Oil Inc. | 3 | 9.35K | 53 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2008 |
| Alexander,e.c. O-1-14813 | Bateman (Austin Chalk) | Triple C Oil Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2007 – Jul 2007 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 80 · prior 12 70(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Avian Tech International, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 3Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.Aug 1993 → Jul 2001
- 4Regal Petroleum ServicesMar 1994 → Apr 1994
- 5Enex Resources CorporationMay 1994 → Nov 1997
- 6Hazelett Oil Company, Inc.Dec 1997 → Mar 2000
- 7Triple C Oil Inc.Oct 2005 → Apr 2015
- 8Meb, LLCAug 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340446-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Dec 18, 1987 | Dec 18, 1987 | — | 2,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11937 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13015 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14813 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 475 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,514 | -1,039 |
| Dale Lime | 2,136 | -1,661 |
| Serpentine | 2,165 | -1,690 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,224 | -1,749 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,144 | 2,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,314 | 7.875 | 427 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 3, 2007 | Jan 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 22, 2007 | Jan 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1988 | Jan 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-021-31148 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-021-31148 → 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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