WELL · 42-167-31259 · DISTRICT 3
Halls Bayou Ranch 3 #3
Galveston County · Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) field · Directional
Halls Bayou Ranch 3 #3 (API 42-167-31259) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged April 3, 2013, last operated by Reef Exploration L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 30, 1995, permitted to 13,008 ft.
It was permitted by Tepco, Inc. and has since transferred to Reef Exploration L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tepco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Richardson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 69 permits on file · (214) 244-5339
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reef Exploration L.P. |
| Production reports | Tepco Resources, Inc.through Oct 2002 |
| Latest permit | Tepco, Inc.Mar 30, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,008
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Apr 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 3, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Bayou Ranch "3" G-3-159234 | Treasure Isle (Big Gas Sand) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.38M | Jun 1995 – Apr 2013 |
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.
- 1Tepco, Inc.Jun 1995 → Oct 1998
- 2Tepco Resources, Inc.Nov 1998 → Oct 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434326-97 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | May 1, 1996 | Mar 30, 1995 | — | 12,771 |
| 434326-98 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Aug 24, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | — | 13,008 |
| 434326-99 | Drill | Tepco, Inc. | Mar 30, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | Apr 18, 1995 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-159234 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 9 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 7,263 | -7,254 |
| Frio | 11,437 | -11,428 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,726 | 11,732 | Perforated |
| 11,773 | 11,790 | Perforated |
| 11,794 | 11,802 | Perforated |
| 11,811 | 11,835 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,436 | 17.5 | 2,680 S |
| 9.625 | 8,130 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 13,004 | 6.5 | 200 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 | Aug 14, 1996 | Jul 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-167-31259 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31259 → 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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