WELL · 42-025-32344 · DISTRICT 2
Vela R. G. #3
Bee County · Mudhill (Hockley) field · Vertical
Vela R. G. #3 (API 42-025-32344) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged September 13, 2000, last operated by Cactus Petroleum Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1985, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sydson D'Oro Exploration Company and has since transferred to Cactus Petroleum Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, 1st Hockley, L. Hockley.
Its lease has reported 8.19K barrels of oil and 34 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sydson D'oro Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 13 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cactus Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | Cactus Petroleum Corporationthrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | Sydson D'oro Exploration CompanyDec 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 16, 1986
- completed
- 8.19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 16, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 13, 2000
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela, R. G. O-2-6996 | Mudhill (Hockley) | Cactus Petroleum Corporation | 2 | 8.19K | 34 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Transfuel Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Cactus Petroleum CorporationSep 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 294341-99 | Drill | Sydson D'oro Exploration Company | Dec 27, 1985 | Dec 31, 1985 | Jan 24, 1986 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6996 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,208 | 3,212 | Perforated |
| 3,224 | 3,229 | Perforated |
| 3,575 | 3,579 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 462 | 12.25 | 166 S |
| 4.5 | 3,717 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Mar 26, 1986 | Mar 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-025-32344 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-32344 → 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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