WELL · 42-055-33235 · DISTRICT 1
Roche V.G.G. #3
Caldwell County · Fentress (1750) field · Vertical
Roche V.G.G. #3 (API 42-055-33235) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged July 27, 1993, last operated by Somont Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 20, 1983, permitted to 1,750 ft.
It was permitted by Geo-Wise, Inc. and has since transferred to Somont Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 68 barrels of oil and 5 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1993. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geo-Wise, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · 22 permits on file · (713) 410-7705
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Somont Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Somont Oil Co., Inc.through Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Geo-Wise, Inc.Jul 20, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1983
- completed
- 68
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 27, 1993
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roche, V.G.G. O-1-8901 | Fentress (1750) | Somont Oil Co., Inc. | 3 | 68 | 5 | Jan 1993 – Oct 1993 |
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.
- 1Somont Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202227-99 | Drill | Geo-Wise, Inc. | Jul 20, 1983 | Jul 20, 1983 | — | 1,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8901 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,314 | 1,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 84 S |
| 2.375 | 1,160 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,626 | 7.875 | 190 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 8, 1983 | — |
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 42-055-33235 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33235 → 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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