WELL · 42-157-31125 · DISTRICT 3
Needville Gas Unit NO.1 #3
Fort Bend County · Needville (4070) field · Vertical
Needville Gas Unit NO.1 #3 (API 42-157-31125) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged June 14, 2000, last operated by Kaiser-Francis Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1980 and 1999, permitted to 6,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Oakville, Frio.
Operator of record
Tulsa, OK · P-5 X, filed Apr 15, 2026 · 464 permits on file · (918) 494-0000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company |
| Production reports | Kaiser-Francis Oil Companythrough Aug 1999 |
| Latest permit | Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyApr 26, 1999 |
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 2000
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Needville Gas Unit No. 1 G-3-141146 | Needville (Frio 5180) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2000 |
| Needville Gas Unit NO.1 G-3-173274 | Needville (4070) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 6.86K | Apr 1999 – Jun 2000 |
| Needville Gas Unit No. 1 G-3-157654 | Needville (BLK 3B,FRIO 1ST 5000) | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 69.3K | Dec 1995 – Apr 1999 |
| — O-3-13344 | — | — | 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.
- 1Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyJan 1996 → Aug 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484130-99 | Recompletion | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | Apr 26, 1999 | Apr 26, 1999 | Apr 14, 1999 | 4,935 |
| 442679-99 | Recompletion | Kaiser-Francis Oil Company | Dec 11, 1995 | Dec 13, 1995 | Dec 21, 1995 | 6,500 |
| 88058-99 | Drill | Goldston Oil Corp. | Jul 29, 1980 | Jul 29, 1980 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-141146 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-157654 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-173274 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-13344 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 83 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,999 | 4,001 | Perforated |
| 4,940 | 4,944 | Perforated |
| 4,950 | 4,954 | Perforated |
| 5,134 | 5,142 | Perforated |
| 5,181 | 5,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,787 | 13.5 | 755 S |
| 2.375 | 5,091 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,275 | 7.875 | 600 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 7, 1999 | Jun 4, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1996 | Feb 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1992 | Apr 6, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 19, 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 42-157-31125 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31125 → 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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