WELL · 42-057-30988 · DISTRICT 2
Melbourn #3
Calhoun County · Long Mott East (7850) field · Vertical
Melbourn #3 (API 42-057-30988) is a permitted well in Calhoun County filed by Rutherford Oil Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1983, permitted to 6,877 ft.
It was permitted by Rutherford Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Ranger Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Greta, Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 109K barrels of oil and 414K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rutherford Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Canada · P-5 Y, filed Dec 7, 2001 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ranger Oil Company |
| Production reports | Finaly Resources LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rutherford Oil CorporationMar 1, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,877
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1983
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 109K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 414K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welder, Patrick H. O-2-6463 | Barge Canal (Frio 5940) | Finaly Resources LLC | 1 | 109K | 414K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Welder, Patrick H. O-2-6863 | Barge Canal (Frio 5500) | Finaly Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 818 · prior 12 428(+91%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1KP Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Umc Petroleum CorporationJul 1993 → Mar 1995
- 3Houston Hydrocarbons, Inc. (A)Apr 1995 → Oct 1999
- 4Bison Energy Partners, Inc.Nov 1999 → Sep 2001
- 5Bison Energy Partners, Ltd.Oct 2001 → Apr 2002
- 6White Oak Operating Company LLCMay 2002 → Jun 2004
- 7Opex Energy, LLCJul 2004 → Jul 2006
- 8Carter E&P, LLCAug 2006 → Aug 2013
- 9Galveston Bay Energy, LLCSep 2013 → Mar 2014
- 10Winright Oil Company, LLCApr 2014 → Feb 2018
- 11Proline Energy Resources IncMar 2018 → Apr 2022
- 12Finaly Resources LLCJul 2022 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187104-99 | Recompletion | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Mar 1, 1983 | Mar 1, 1983 | — | 6,877 |
| 78905-99 | Drill | Rutherford Oil Corporation | Apr 22, 1980 | Apr 22, 1980 | — | 6,877 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-6463 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6863 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 16 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,500 | 5,506 | Perforated |
| 5,952 | 5,956 | Perforated |
| 5,968 | 5,972 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 119 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,590 | 12.25 | 570 S |
| 5.5 | 6,892 | 8.5 | 1,200 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 | Mar 25, 1985 | Feb 21, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 18, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 22, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 21, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-057-30988 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-30988 → 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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