WELL · 42-071-31714 · DISTRICT 3
S. W. Red Fish Reef Gas Unit #10
Chambers County · Red Fish Reef SW. (Porter Sd.) field · Vertical
S. W. Red Fish Reef Gas Unit #10 (API 42-071-31714) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged May 10, 2010, last operated by American Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1985 and 1992, permitted to 14,300 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including F-1, F-4, F-10, F-14.
Its 5 leases have reported 2.01K barrels of oil and 28.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2010. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 8, 1997
- Permits on file
- 575
- Phone
- (713) 756-6338
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Exploration Company |
| Production reports | EL Tres Explorationthrough Dec 1994 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyMar 9, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 1992
- last permit issued
- Sep 5, 1986
- completed
- 2.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 5, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 10, 2010
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 5 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 307 G-3-150186 | Red Fish Reef, SW. (F-18) | Shoreham Oil & Gas Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.08K | Jul 1994 – May 2010 |
| State Tract 307 O-3-21729 | Red Fish Reef, SW. (F-18) | EL Tres Exploration | 1 | 2.01K | 27.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1994 |
| — G-3-122741 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-3-138790 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| — G-3-140875 | — | — | 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.
- 1EL Tres ExplorationFeb 1993 → Dec 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397081-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Feb 28, 1992 | Mar 9, 1992 | Jan 25, 1992 | 13,900 |
| 387236-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Apr 29, 1991 | Apr 28, 1991 | Apr 11, 1991 | 13,200 |
| 277401-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Lafayette | Mar 5, 1986 | Jun 11, 1985 | Apr 19, 1986 | 14,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-122741 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-138790 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-140875 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-150186 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-21729 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| F-1 | 8,775 |
| F-4 | 9,446 |
| F-10 | 10,165 |
| F-14 | 10,575 |
| F-18 | 11,299 |
| F-18 | 11,340 |
| F-20 | 11,522 |
| Porter Sd. | 13,640 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,299 | 11,309 | Perforated |
| 11,420 | 11,422 | Perforated |
| 11,428 | 11,443 | Perforated |
| 11,944 | 11,948 | Perforated |
| 13,624 | 13,647 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 183 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,063 | 17.5 | 1,550 S |
| 9.625 | 11,100 | 12.25 | 1,770 S |
| 5.5 | 13,900 | 6.5 | 330 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 | Jul 29, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1992 | Oct 22, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1992 | Mar 13, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1991 | May 23, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1987 | Sep 26, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-071-31714 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31714 → 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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