WELL · 42-057-31479 · DISTRICT 2
Texas State Tract 117 #3
Calhoun County · Panther Reef S.W. (Frio G-3) field · Vertical
Texas State Tract 117 #3 (API 42-057-31479) is a plugged well in Calhoun County, plugged September 13, 2012, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1989 and 2000, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Texaco E & P Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 3,332 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | Meridian Resource & Expl Llc,thethrough Apr 2010 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Nov 20, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 20, 2000
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 13, 2012
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 117 G-2-180697 | Panther Reef, SW. (Frio G) | Alta Mesa Services, LP | 1 | 0 | 775K | Oct 1999 – Sep 2012 |
| Texas State Tract 117 G-2-138507 | Panther Reef, SW. (Frio G-1) | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.37M | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
| — G-2-132640 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2006
- 2Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → May 2006
- 3Meridian Resource & Expl Llc,theAug 2006 → Apr 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502172-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Nov 20, 2000 | Nov 20, 2000 | Sep 21, 1999 | 10,001 |
| 403084-99 | Other | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Sep 2, 1992 | Sep 2, 1992 | Sep 13, 1992 | 10,001 |
| 384088-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Producing Inc. | Jan 31, 1991 | Feb 4, 1991 | Mar 5, 1991 | 10,001 |
| 361327-99 | Drill | Texaco Producing Inc. | Jul 10, 1989 | Jul 12, 1989 | Aug 18, 1989 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-132640 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-138507 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-180697 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 44 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,594 | 8,624 | Perforated |
| 8,691 | 8,705 | Perforated |
| 8,720 | 8,734 | Perforated |
| 8,783 | 8,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,015 | 17.5 | 1,800 S |
| 9.625 | 6,700 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 5.5 | 10,000 | 8.5 | 800 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 | Aug 2, 2001 | Nov 5, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2001 | Nov 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1993 | Jan 15, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jul 30, 1991 | May 6, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1989 | Oct 9, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-057-31479 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-057-31479 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/05731479, documented in the API reference.