WELL · 42-039-33085 · DISTRICT 3
Welch #3
Brazoria County · Esperson Dome (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Welch #3 (API 42-039-33085) is a well in Brazoria County operated by Jay Management Company LLC, completed December 17, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 30, 2011, permitted to 6,201 ft.
It was permitted by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Jay Management Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its 2 leases have reported 1.34M barrels of oil and 559K mcf of gas since February 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 22 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 26 permits on file · (713) 417-6530
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jay Management Company LLC |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Nov 30, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,201
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 2011
- completed
- 1.34M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 559K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 2011
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 22 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch O-3-23167 | Esperson Dome (Vicksburg) | Jay Management Company, LLC | 3 | 1.08M | 459K | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Welch Foundation O-3-25045 | Hoskins Mound | Sandpoint Texas LLC | 19 | 256K | 100K | Jun 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,012 · prior 12 2,091(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15 · prior 12 336(-96%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bledsoe Petro CorporationFeb 1997 → Jul 2000
- 2Phoenix Hydrocarbons OperatingAug 2000 → Sep 2008
- 3Dallas Operating Corp.Jun 2006 → Nov 2006
- 4Crosspoint Energy CompanyDec 2006 → Apr 2007
- 5Jay Management Company, LLCOct 2008 → Apr 2026
- 6Erg Resources, L.L.C.Jan 2009 → Sep 2011
- 7Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2011 → Aug 2016
- 8Torrent Oil LLCSep 2016 → Apr 2021
- 9Sandpoint Texas LLCMay 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728784-99 | Drill | Linc Gulf Coast Petroleum, Inc. | Nov 22, 2011 | Nov 30, 2011 | Nov 30, 2011 | 6,201 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23167 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25045 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 21 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASAL MIOCENE | 5,956 | -5,935 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,958 | 5,968 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 166 | 16 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,048 | 12.25 | 504 S |
| 7 | 6,142 | 8.75 | 341 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 14, 2013 | May 16, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 2012 | May 16, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-039-33085 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-039-33085 → 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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