WELL · 42-201-00651 · DISTRICT 3
Metzler, E. A. #3
Harris County · Vertical
Metzler, E. A. #3 (API 42-201-00651) is a disposal or injection well in Harris County operated by Sun Exploration & Production CO. under an active UIC permit.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 19, 1984, permitted to 5,700 ft.
Its lease has reported 17.1K barrels of oil and 78.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Sun Exploration & Production Co.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 1,284 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Tortuga Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Apr 19, 1984 |
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 17.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 78.6K
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metzler, E. A. O-3-8396 | Tomball (Schultz SE.) | Tortuga Operating Company | 6 | 17.1K | 78.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33 · prior 12 796(-96%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 36 · prior 12 116(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tortuga Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 236115-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Apr 18, 1984 | Apr 19, 1984 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-8396 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,670 | 3,700 | Perforated |
| — | 5,546 | Perforated |
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 | Apr 9, 1985 | Feb 14, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-201-00651 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-00651 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 116K
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000054353 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 5,000 | 500 | 2,300–3,700 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,897(-100%)
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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