WELL · 42-149-30842 · DISTRICT 3
Fritsche M. #3
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Fritsche M. #3 (API 42-149-30842) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged October 9, 2014, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 1980, permitted to 7,577 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 18.6K barrels of oil and 69.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2015.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,249 permits on file · (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationDec 12, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,577
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 1981
- completed
- 18.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2014
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fritsche, M. O-3-13743 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 18.6K | 69.6K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2015 |
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.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Tex-Lee Operating CompanyJul 1993 → Nov 1994
- 3Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 1994 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Aug 2007
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2007 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 102085-99 | Drill | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 12, 1980 | Dec 12, 1980 | Mar 30, 1981 | 7,577 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13743 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,410 | 7,577 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,172 | 12.25 | 1,975 S |
| 2.875 | 7,100 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,410 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 29, 1981 | — |
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 42-149-30842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30842 → 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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