WELL · 42-047-31721 · DISTRICT 4
Venecia Gas Unit #3
Brooks County · LA Encantada (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Venecia Gas Unit #3 (API 42-047-31721) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged September 29, 2020, last operated by Bellows Operating CO. L. C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 31, 1996, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Bellows Operating CO. L. C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 339 barrels of oil since April 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Goliad, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 1, 2016
- Permits on file
- 12
- Phone
- (361) 645-8613
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellows Operating Co. L. C. |
| Production reports | Texas Independent Explor., Inc.through Apr 1997 |
| Latest permit | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.May 31, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 31, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 1996
- completed
- 339
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 29, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venecia Gas Unit O-4-12818 | LA Encantada (Vicksburg) | Bellows Operating Co., L. C. | 1 | 339 | 0 | Apr 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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 Independent Explor., Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 448750-98 | Drill | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 15, 1998 | May 31, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | 9,500 |
| 448750-99 | Drill | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. | May 31, 1996 | May 31, 1996 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12818 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 226 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 7,755 | -7,529 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,760 | 8,765 | Perforated |
| 9,031 | 9,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,910 | 14.75 | 1,427 S |
| 7.625 | 7,850 | 9.875 | 375 S |
| 2.875 | 9,182 | 4.75 | 150 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 | May 13, 1999 | Feb 11, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 16, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-047-31721 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31721 → 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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