WELL · 42-215-31532 · DISTRICT 4
Houston Gas Unit #3
Hidalgo County · Donna (20-C) field · Vertical
Houston Gas Unit #3 (API 42-215-31532) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged December 22, 2004, last operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 2000, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Arco Oil & Gas CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Armstrong, Morin, Schuster, 20-C.
Its 3 leases have reported 10.3K barrels of oil and 270K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2004. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3,065 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Vastar Resources, Inc.through Jul 1997 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Aug 2, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1984
- completed
- 10.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 270K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Gas Unit G-4-180797 | Donna (Armstrong) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2000 – Dec 2004 |
| Houston Oil Unit O-4-11670 | Donna (Julie) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 10.3K | 55.8K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2001 |
| Houston Gas Unit G-4-132282 | Donna (Morin) | Vastar Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 214K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Nov 1993
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Apr 1994 → Jul 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 497956-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Aug 2, 2000 | Aug 2, 2000 | Aug 16, 2000 | 7,300 |
| 362933-99 | Other | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 18, 1989 | Aug 23, 1989 | — | 7,300 |
| 248899-98 | Field transfer | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 18, 1989 | Aug 21, 1984 | — | 7,300 |
| 248899-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 18, 1984 | Aug 21, 1984 | Nov 9, 1984 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-132282 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-180797 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-11670 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 85 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Armstrong | 5,314 | -5,229 |
| Morin | 6,735 | -6,650 |
| Schuster | 6,837 | -6,752 |
| 20-C | 7,044 | -6,959 |
| 7100 SD | 7,102 | -7,017 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,734 | 6,744 | Perforated |
| 6,994 | 7,010 | Perforated |
| 7,042 | 7,056 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,215 | 12.25 | 464 S |
| 4.5 | 7,296 | 8.5 | 1,060 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 | Mar 30, 2001 | Feb 2, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 1994 | Apr 20, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1990 | Oct 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 18, 1989 | Oct 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 11, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1989 | Aug 30, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1989 | Jun 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1985 | Mar 11, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1985 | Jan 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1985 | Dec 5, 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 42-215-31532 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-31532 → 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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