WELL · 42-071-31812 · DISTRICT 3
RFR Tract 246 #213
Chambers County · Red Fish Reef (FB B-2B Frio 5) field · Vertical
Rfr Tract 246 #213 (API 42-071-31812) is a well in Chambers County operated by Vintage Petroleum Inc., completed April 28, 1987.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1987 and 1995, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.61K barrels of oil and 425K 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
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 29, 2005
- Permits on file
- 553
- Phone
- (918) 592-0101
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vintage Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Masters Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jan 2005 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 1987
- completed
- 1.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 425K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 1987
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RFR Tract 246 G-3-157783 | Red Fish Reef (FB a-1, Frio 1) | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC | 1 | 0 | 407K | Jan 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| RFR Tract 246 O-3-19683 | Red Fish Reef (FB B-2B Frio 5) | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 1.61K | 17.4K | Jan 1993 – May 1996 |
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 Resources, L.L.C.Nov 2001 → Dec 2002
- 3Masters Oil & Gas, LLCJan 2003 → Jan 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434960-97 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 16, 1996 | Apr 17, 1995 | — | 9,600 |
| 434960-98 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 15, 1995 | Apr 17, 1995 | Jan 8, 1996 | 9,600 |
| 434960-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 17, 1995 | Apr 17, 1995 | — | 9,600 |
| 325866-99 | Drill | Exxon Corp. | Jan 27, 1987 | Feb 2, 1987 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-157783 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-19683 | — | — | — | — |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| 8,700 | 9,362 | Perforated |
| 9,420 | 9,427 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 151 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,818 | 12.25 | 1,060 S |
| 5.5 | 9,600 | 8.75 | 1,033 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 | May 24, 1996 | Feb 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1987 | May 11, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-071-31812 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31812 → 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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