WELL · 42-167-31203 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 343 #20
Galveston County · Vertical
State Tract 343 #20 (API 42-167-31203) is a permitted well in Galveston County filed by Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1993, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its 3 leases have reported 15.7K barrels of oil and 441K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 1997 · 657 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Northstar Interest, L.C.through Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.Oct 8, 1993 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 15.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 441K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 343 O-3-22822 | Point Bolivar, N. (S-4B) | Galveston Bay Operating Co LLC | 1 | 15.7K | 44.7K | Sep 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 343 G-3-146804 | Point Bolivar, N. (S-4B) | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 356K | May 1993 – Feb 1996 |
| State Tract 343 G-3-141183 | Point Bolivar, N. (S-7) | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 40.3K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1994 |
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.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1998
- 2Houston Oil & Minerals Corp.May 1993 → Jul 1993
- 3Northstar Interest, L.C.Mar 1998 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416811-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Oct 6, 1993 | Oct 8, 1993 | — | 8,716 |
| 413050-99 | Recompletion | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Jun 21, 1993 | Jun 22, 1993 | May 6, 1993 | 8,716 |
| 391770-98 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Apr 16, 1992 | Sep 12, 1991 | — | 8,716 |
| 391770-99 | Drill | Houston Oil & Minerals Corp. | Sep 10, 1991 | Sep 12, 1991 | Jan 6, 1992 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-141183 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-146804 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22822 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 35 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 5900 | 6,100 | -6,065 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 5900' | 6,100 | -6,065 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE S2B1 | 8,040 | -8,005 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE S2-BL | 8,040 | -8,005 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE S-3 | 8,110 | -8,075 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE S-5 | 8,350 | -8,315 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE S-7 | 8,490 | -8,455 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE L-1 | 8,640 | -8,605 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,216 | 8,225 | Perforated |
| 8,252 | 8,256 | Perforated |
| 8,290 | 8,296 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,002 | 13.333 | 890 S |
| 10.75 | 2,002 | 13.5 | 890 S |
| 7.625 | 8,716 | 9.875 | 538 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 | Jan 4, 1996 | Oct 11, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 29, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1994 | Aug 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1994 | Jul 13, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 1993 | — | Yes |
| 00 | May 18, 1992 | Apr 8, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-167-31203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31203 → 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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