TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · API 42-163-31546 · DISTRICT 01
Buerger Lena #3
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Buerger Lena #3 (API 42-163-31546) is a plugged well in Frio County, plugged October 4, 1987, last operated by Hughes Dan A. Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 10, 1977, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Convest Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Convest Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Beeville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 25, 2026
- Permits on file
- 207
- Phone
- (361) 358-3752
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Convest Energy CorporationNov 10, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 1977
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 1977
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 4, 1987
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11796-99 | Drill | Convest Energy Corporation | Nov 10, 1977 | Nov 10, 1977 | — | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 17, 1977 | Buerger Lena O-1-5567 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,298 | 6,686 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 535 | 12.25 | — |
| — | 3,183 | 7.875 | — |
| 4.5 | 7,035 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Mar 30, 1978 | — |
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 42-163-31546 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31546 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/16331546, documented in the API reference.