WELL · 42-025-32985 · DISTRICT 2
Lewis Ranch B #3
Bee County · Poesta Creek N. (Hockley) field · Vertical
Lewis Ranch B #3 (API 42-025-32985) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged October 5, 2002, last operated by Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 3, 1999, permitted to 5,150 ft.
It was permitted by Corenergy Operating Group, LLC and has since transferred to Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc.
Permitted by Corenergy Operating Group, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 1, 2023 · 346 permits on file · (210) 601-1249
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welder Exploration & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.through Jun 2002 |
| Latest permit | Corenergy Operating Group, LLCNov 3, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 179K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 5, 2002
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Ranch "B" G-2-177530 | Poesta Creek, N. (Hockley) | Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 179K | Nov 1999 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1Corenergy Operating Group, LLCNov 1999 → Jul 2001
- 2Welder Exploration & Prod., Inc.Aug 2001 → Jun 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 489113-99 | Drill | Corenergy Operating Group, LLC | Nov 3, 1999 | Nov 3, 1999 | Nov 7, 1999 | 5,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-177530 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,632 | 4,648 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 768 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 5,108 | 7.875 | 690 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 | Sep 26, 2000 | Feb 14, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-025-32985 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-32985 → 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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