WELL · 42-047-31707 · DISTRICT 4
Pradera #3
Brooks County · Jack Russell (Vicksburg 8520) field · Vertical
Pradera #3 (API 42-047-31707) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged January 2, 1997, last operated by Bdr Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 16, 1996, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by James Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bdr Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Corvina.
Operator of record
Permitted by James Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 1998 · 4 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BDR Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | BDR Energy Corporationthrough Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | James Energy CorporationFeb 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.11K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH May 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pradera G-4-158888 | Jack Russell (Vicksburg 8520) | BDR Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 6.11K | Apr 1996 – May 1997 |
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.
- 1BDR Energy CorporationApr 1996 → Aug 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444437-99 | Drill | James Energy Corporation | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 16, 1996 | Mar 9, 1996 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-158888 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 277 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,534 | 8,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,795 | 14.75 | 989 S |
| 7.625 | 8,262 | 9.875 | 626 S |
| 2.875 | 8,913 | 6.75 | 210 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 5, 1996 | Apr 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-047-31707 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31707 → 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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