WELL · 42-163-33024 · DISTRICT 1
Stewart-Menefee Unit III #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Stewart-Menefee Unit Iii #1 (API 42-163-33024) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 7, 2009, last operated by Caltex Energy CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 1991, permitted to 7,100 ft.
It was permitted by Hydroex, Inc. and has since transferred to Caltex Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Queen City, Carrizo, Olmos, San Miguel.
Its lease has reported 8.52K barrels of oil and 27 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hydroex, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2011
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Caltex Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Caltex Energy Co.through Apr 2002 |
| Latest permit | Hydroex, Inc.Mar 7, 1991 |
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
- Mar 7, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1991
- completed
- 8.52K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 27
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 7, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stewart-Menefee Unit III O-1-13317 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Caltex Energy Co. | 1 | 8.52K | 27 | 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.
- 1Hydroex, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2JB Oil & Gas Well ServiceNov 1993 → Nov 2001
- 3Caltex Energy Co.Feb 2002 → Apr 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385411-99 | Drill | Hydroex, Inc. | Mar 7, 1991 | Mar 7, 1991 | Sep 18, 1991 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13317 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Queen City | 943 |
| Carrizo | 1,560 |
| Olmos | 4,910 |
| San Miguel | 5,607 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,595 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,595 | 6,936 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 754 | 14.75 | 440 S |
| 7 | 6,258 | 9.875 | 326 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 | Dec 12, 1991 | Nov 25, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-163-33024 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33024 → 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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