WELL · 42-047-00816 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia 3 #5
Brooks County · Alta Mesa (1100) field · Vertical
Garcia 3 #5 (API 42-047-00816) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged April 19, 2011, last operated by Mestena Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 21, 1992, permitted to 2,526 ft.
It was permitted by Cometra Oil And Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Mestena Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Top Of C-7 Sand, Top Of D-4 Sand, Top Of F-14 Sand.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 26, 2014
- Permits on file
- 17
- Phone
- (361) 884-2191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mestena Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Mestena Operating, Ltd.through Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc.Sep 21, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,526
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 157K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 19, 2011
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia 3 G-4-143178 | Alta Mesa (1100) | Mestena Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 157K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2011 |
| — G-4-30805 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Lomak Production CompanyMar 1997 → Aug 1998
- 3Range Production CompanySep 1998 → Oct 2008
- 4Mestena Operating, Ltd.Nov 2008 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403547-99 | Recompletion | Cometra Oil and Gas, Inc. | Sep 16, 1992 | Sep 21, 1992 | Sep 25, 1992 | 2,526 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-30805 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-143178 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of C-7 Sand | 1,060 | -770 |
| Top of D-4 Sand | 1,166 | -876 |
| Top of F-14 Sand | 2,480 | -2,190 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,063 | 1,071 | Perforated |
| 1,084 | 1,088 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 317 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 2,526 | 7.875 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 2,526 | — | — |
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 | Dec 30, 1992 | Nov 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 4, 1963 | — |
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 42-047-00816 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-00816 → 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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