WELL · 42-047-31790 · DISTRICT 4
Garcia Gas Unit #3
Brooks County · Scott & Hopper (7700) field · Vertical
Garcia Gas Unit #3 (API 42-047-31790) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged May 3, 2023, last operated by Anderson Oil Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1997, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd and has since transferred to Anderson Oil Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vksbg.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 114 permits on file · (713) 881-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anderson Oil Ltd. |
| Production reports | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltdthrough Jan 1999 |
| Latest permit | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdNov 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- May 18, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 18, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garcia Gas Unit G-4-168240 | Scott & Hopper (7700) | Anderson Oil Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 20.3K | May 1998 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdMay 1998 → Jan 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469426-99 | Drill | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | Oct 29, 1997 | Nov 5, 1997 | Jan 12, 1998 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-168240 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 227 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 4,400 | -4,173 |
| Vksbg | 6,050 | -5,823 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,654 | 7,662 | Perforated |
| 7,677 | 7,683 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,815 | 12.25 | 710 S |
| 4.5 | 8,345 | 7.875 | 470 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 22, 1998 | May 28, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-047-31790 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31790 → 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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