WELL · 42-039-32494 · DISTRICT 3
Farms I. P. #3X
Brazoria County · Chocolate Bayou (IP) field · Vertical
Farms I. P. #3X (API 42-039-32494) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Meridian Resource & Expl CO The, completed October 4, 1998.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 2001, permitted to 16,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Alibel, Lower Houston Farms, Banfield.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Meridian Resource & Expl Co The
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 11, 2001 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Meridian Resource & Expl Co The |
| Production reports | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, Thethrough Feb 2000 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, TheFeb 14, 2001 |
- 16,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1998
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farms, I. P. G-3-181700 | Chocolate Bayou (IP) | Proline Energy Resources Inc | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Farms, I. P. G-3-176259 | Chocolate Bayou (Andrau) | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | 1 | 0 | 82.5K | Nov 1999 – Dec 2000 |
| Farms, I. P. G-3-148541 | Chocolate Bayou (IP) | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | 1 | 0 | 19.4M | Sep 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.Sep 1993 → Feb 1998
- 2Meridian Resource & Expl Co, TheMar 1998 → Feb 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504882-99 | Recompletion | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | Feb 2, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | Oct 20, 2000 | 16,000 |
| 492116-99 | Recompletion | Meridian Resource & Expl Co, The | Feb 15, 2000 | Feb 23, 2000 | Oct 30, 1999 | 16,000 |
| 411586-98 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Feb 1, 1994 | May 11, 1993 | — | 14,800 |
| 411586-99 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | May 10, 1993 | May 11, 1993 | May 26, 1993 | 16,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-148541 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-176259 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-181700 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP OF FRIO A | 9,385 | -9,341 |
| Alibel | 9,907 | -9,863 |
| Lower Houston Farms | 10,727 | -10,683 |
| Banfield | 11,370 | -11,326 |
| Whiting | 11,733 | -11,689 |
| P Sand | 12,231 | -12,187 |
| S Sand | 12,440 | -12,396 |
| Andrau | 12,654 | -12,610 |
| IP | 14,046 | -14,002 |
| Ipi | 14,046 | -14,002 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,231 | 12,238 | Perforated |
| 12,662 | 12,734 | Perforated |
| 14,050 | 14,064 | Perforated |
| 14,164 | 14,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.625 | 4,620 | 17.5 | 540 S |
| 7.625 | 10,950 | 70 | — |
| 9.625 | 11,842 | 12.5 | 1,500 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 | Jun 11, 2001 | Jan 31, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2000 | Jan 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 31, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1998 | Oct 13, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | Nov 1, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-039-32494 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-32494 → 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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