WELL · 42-131-34968 · DISTRICT 4
Herbst-Torel #3
Duval County · Herbst-Wilcox (Torel) field · Partial Plug · Vertical
Herbst-Torel #3 (API 42-131-34968) is a well in Duval County operated by Rattlesnake Operating CO LLC, completed January 19, 1990 and listed as partial plug on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1998, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Rattlesnake Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Herbst-Wilcox (Torel).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plntersville, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (907) 229-8398
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rattlesnake Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.through Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJan 12, 1998 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herbst-Torel G-4-92247 | Herbst-Wilcox (Herbst III) | Rattlesnake Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 824K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Herbst-Torel G-4-133676 | Herbst-Wilcox (Torel) | Rattlesnake Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.6M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJan 1993 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Jul 2007
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2007 → Dec 2012
- 4Capital Star Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 2013 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472101-99 | Recompletion | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Jan 12, 1998 | Jan 12, 1998 | Mar 31, 1998 | 11,000 |
| 369179-99 | Recompletion | Harkins & Company | Jan 29, 1990 | Feb 1, 1990 | — | 11,000 |
| 88633-99 | Drill | Harkins & Company | Aug 4, 1980 | Aug 4, 1980 | Aug 31, 1980 | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-92247 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-133676 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 609 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Herbst-Wilcox (Torel) | 9,256 | -8,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,258 | 9,302 | Perforated |
| 9,978 | 9,994 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 926 | 14.75 | 500 S |
| 7.625 | 8,782 | 9.875 | 710 S |
| 2.375 | 9,865 | — | — |
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 | Jun 5, 2001 | Mar 13, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 27, 1998 | Jul 7, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1990 | Jan 29, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 17, 1980 | — |
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 42-131-34968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-34968 → 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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