WELL · 42-201-00323 · DISTRICT 3
Hirsch Wm. #3
Harris County · Tomball (Petrich NW.) field · Vertical
Hirsch WM. #3 (API 42-201-00323) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged June 4, 2008, last operated by Tortuga Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 4, 1984, permitted to 5,581 ft.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 20, 2025
- Permits on file
- 92
- Phone
- (713) 680-3600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tortuga Operating Company |
| Production reports | Tortuga Operating Companythrough Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Tortuga Operating CompanyMay 4, 1984 |
- 5,581
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 4, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 182K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hirsch, Wm. G-3-111460 | Tomball (Cockfield Upper 5500) | Tortuga Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 182K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2008 |
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.
- 1Tortuga Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 238613-99 | Recompletion | Tortuga Operating Company | Apr 16, 1984 | May 4, 1984 | — | 5,581 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-111460 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,346 | 5,358 | Perforated |
| 5,538 | 5,548 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 985 | — | 450 sx |
| 7 | 5,581 | — | 300 sx |
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 7, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 27, 1978 | — |
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 42-201-00323 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-00323 → 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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