WELL · 42-071-31511 · DISTRICT 3
Galveston Bay State "A" #196
Chambers County · Vertical
Galveston Bay State "A" #196 (API 42-071-31511) is a permitted well in Chambers County filed by Masters Oil & Gas, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 2006, permitted to 10,030 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 28 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Masters Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Apr 2007 |
| Latest permit | Masters Oil & Gas, LLCOct 16, 2006 |
- 10,030
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston Bay State "A" G-3-150911 | Red Fish Reef, North (Frio 15) | Masters Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 911K | May 1994 – Dec 2011 |
| RFR Tract 204 G-3-118706 | Red Fish Reef (Frio 1) | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 347K | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
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 → Jul 1997
- 2Masters Oil & Gas, LLCDec 2006 → Apr 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627124-99 | Recompletion | Masters Oil & Gas, LLC | Oct 5, 2006 | Oct 16, 2006 | — | 9,600 |
| 459480-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 5, 1997 | Mar 5, 1997 | — | 9,600 |
| 422549-98 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | May 10, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | Apr 23, 1994 | 9,600 |
| 422549-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 30, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | — | 9,600 |
| 283906-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Sep 3, 1985 | Sep 3, 1985 | — | 9,600 |
| 226701-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Dec 30, 1983 | Jan 13, 1984 | Feb 13, 1984 | 10,030 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-118706 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-150911 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,060 | 8,075 | Perforated |
| 8,586 | 8,590 | Perforated |
| 8,588 | 8,590 | Perforated |
| 8,592 | 8,595 | Perforated |
| 8,592 | 8,600 | Perforated |
| 9,476 | 9,484 | Perforated |
| 9,489 | 9,500 | Perforated |
| 9,516 | 9,520 | Perforated |
| 9,524 | 9,534 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 172 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,808 | 12.25 | 1,745 S |
| 5.5 | 9,599 | 8.5 | 1,015 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 | Oct 3, 1994 | Sep 1, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 1985 | Sep 30, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1985 | Mar 5, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1984 | Apr 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1984 | Apr 30, 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 42-071-31511 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31511 → 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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