WELL · 42-167-31295 · DISTRICT 3
Monte Carlo Unit #1
Galveston County · Wildcat field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Monte Carlo Unit #1 (API 42-167-31295) is a well in Galveston County operated by Petro-Smith Operating LLC, completed November 27, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 19, 1997, permitted to 18,000 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. and has since transferred to Petro-Smith Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, F-10, F-15, Tex-Miss.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (832) 540-2841
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petro-Smith Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc.Aug 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 27, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 27, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Carlo Unit G-3-173905 | Wildcat | Petro-Smith Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 1997 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466477-97 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Oct 8, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | — | 18,000 |
| 466477-98 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Sep 3, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | Sep 23, 1997 | 18,000 |
| 466477-99 | Drill | Texas Meridian Res. Expl., Inc. | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | — | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-173905 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 306 | 20 | — |
| 13.375 | 3,500 | 17.5 | 2,640 S |
| 9.625 | 12,640 | 12.25 | 405 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 | Sep 15, 1999 | Oct 1, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-167-31295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31295 → 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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