TEXAS · WELLS · FRIO COUNTY · AVANT LEASE · API 42-163-32717 · DISTRICT 01
Avant #3
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Avant #3 (API 42-163-32717) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged November 29, 1993, last operated by Williams Clayton Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 1990, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR., Inc. and has since transferred to Williams Clayton Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 211 barrels of oil and 4 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1993. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 11, 2017
- Permits on file
- 1,139
- Phone
- (281) 872-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.through Apr 1993 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.May 9, 1990 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 11, 1990
- completed
- 211
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 11, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 29, 1993
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avant O-1-12661 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc. | 3 | 211 | 4 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
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.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372971-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | May 4, 1990 | May 9, 1990 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 11, 1990 | Avant O-1-12661 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 22 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 6,330 | -6,308 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,593 | -6,571 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,648 | 8,598 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 701 | 14.75 | 555 S |
| 7 | 6,648 | 9.875 | 240 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 | Nov 5, 1990 | Jul 23, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-163-32717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-32717 → 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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