WELL · 42-163-31876 · DISTRICT 1
Berry Joe #3
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Directional · Sidetrack
Berry Joe #3 (API 42-163-31876) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged July 5, 2005, last operated by Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1989, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Yahola Operating CO. and has since transferred to Vac-U-Lift Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 558 barrels of oil and 3 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc.
Permitted by Yahola Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Forest, CA · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vac-U-Lift Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.through Sep 1997 |
| Latest permit | Yahola Operating Co.Sep 27, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1989
- completed
- 558
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 5, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berry, Joe O-1-6512 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc. | 1 | 558 | 3 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Jenex Operating Company of TexasJan 1993 → Mar 1993
- 2Pontiac Oil, Inc.Jan 1996 → Jan 1996
- 3Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Feb 1996 → May 1996
- 4Vac-U-Lift Production Co.,inc.Oct 1996 → Sep 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364483-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Yahola Operating Co. | Sep 27, 1989 | Sep 27, 1989 | — | 6,700 |
| 99528-99 | Drill | Jay-Dee Operating Company | Nov 18, 1980 | Nov 18, 1980 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-6512 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 512 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 6,478 | -5,966 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,530 | 6,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 358 | 14.75 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 6,340 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,517 | 9.875 | — |
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 | Feb 12, 1990 | Dec 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 15, 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 42-163-31876 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31876 → 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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