WELL · 42-163-31044 · DISTRICT 1
Harlan R. K. #3
Frio County · Doering Ranch (Georgetown) field · Vertical
Harlan R. K. #3 (API 42-163-31044) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged March 27, 2014, last operated by Virtex Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 23, 1977, permitted to 6,310 ft.
It was permitted by Goldking Prod. CO. and has since transferred to Virtex Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Goldking Prod. Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 24, 2022
- Permits on file
- 170
- Phone
- (361) 882-3046
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.through Sep 2007 |
| Latest permit | Goldking Prod. Co.Aug 23, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,310
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 23, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 181K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlan, R. K. G-1-137655 | Doering Ranch (Georgetown) | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 181K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2014 |
| — O-1-5481 | — | — | 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.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jan 1996 → Sep 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5991-99 | Drill | Goldking Prod. Co. | Aug 23, 1977 | Aug 23, 1977 | — | 6,310 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-137655 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-5481 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,105 | 6,194 | Perforated |
| — | 5,501 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 489 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| — | 2,826 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,311 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Jun 20, 1991 | Feb 11, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 25, 1977 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-163-31044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31044 → 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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