TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · EL FERROCARRIL LTD LEASE · API 42-157-32003 · DISTRICT 03
El Ferrocarril Ltd #3
Fort Bend County · Cooley (Meek Sand) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional · Sidetrack
El Ferrocarril Ltd #3 (API 42-157-32003) is a well in Fort Bend County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 29, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 14,818 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yegua, Cook Mountain, Weches, Reklaw.
Its lease has reported 93.9K barrels of oil and 2.97M mcf of gas since January 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2022 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 14, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,818
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1999
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 1999
- completed
- 93.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1998 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 1999
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2022
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-167434 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 93.9K | 2.97M | Jan 1998 – Jan 2022 |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1998 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Oct 2010
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyNov 2010 → Jan 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481988-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jan 12, 1999 | Jan 14, 1999 | Feb 17, 1999 | 14,200 |
| 469932-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Nov 10, 1997 | Nov 10, 1997 | Nov 17, 1997 | 14,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 1999 | El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-167434 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2022 | 14,818 |
| Apr 29, 1999 | El Ferrocarril Ltd G-3-167434 | Cooley (Meek Sand) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2022 | 14,818 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 151 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,687 | 9,694 | Perforated |
| 14,171 | 14,249 | Perforated |
| 14,260 | 14,290 | Perforated |
| 14,360 | 14,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,614 | 12.25 | 1,290 S |
| 7 | 12,187 | 8.5 | 265 S |
| 3.5 | 14,573 | 6 | 400 S |
| 2.875 | 14,813 | 4.125 | 100 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 19, 1999 | Jun 11, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1999 | Mar 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1998 | Mar 4, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-157-32003 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-32003 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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