WELL · 42-157-31845 · DISTRICT 3
Rice B. Jr. et AL #3
Fort Bend County · Blue Ridge field · Vertical
Rice B. JR. ET AL #3 (API 42-157-31845) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged January 26, 2016, last operated by Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 21, 1990, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Its lease has reported 438K barrels of oil and 37 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2016. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp.
Galena Park, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 6, 2016 · 15 permits on file · (382) 428-2989
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp. |
| Production reports | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp.through Oct 2015 |
| Latest permit | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp.Sep 21, 1990 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1991
- completed
- 438K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 26, 2016
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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice, B. Jr. et AL O-3-20726 | Blue Ridge | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp. | 8 | 438K | 37 | Jan 1993 – Jun 2016 |
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.
- 1Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp.Jan 1993 → Oct 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378246-98 | Drill | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp. | Oct 5, 1990 | Sep 21, 1990 | Jan 17, 1991 | 6,000 |
| 378246-99 | Drill | Mercantile Oil & Gas Prod. Corp. | Sep 21, 1990 | Sep 21, 1990 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-20726 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 13 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,222 | 4,232 | Perforated |
| 4,733 | 4,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 594 | 12.5 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 4,873 | 7.875 | 920 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 22, 1992 | Dec 3, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1991 | Feb 15, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-157-31845 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31845 → 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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