WELL · 42-215-32353 · DISTRICT 4
Coates F Gas Unit #3
Hidalgo County · Jeffress NE. (Cons. U\v) field · Vertical
Coates F Gas Unit #3 (API 42-215-32353) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Cantera Operating LLC, completed June 30, 1997.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2015, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Sullivan Sand, Sullivan Sd, K-1 Sand, K-1 Sd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 117 permits on file · (800) 871-1446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cantera Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Cantera Operating, LLCMar 9, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.88M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1997
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coates F Gas Unit G-4-277005 | Jeffress (Vicksburg S) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 105K | Mar 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates "F" Gas Unit G-4-161738 | Jeffress, NE. (Vicksburg V) | Cantera Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.78M | Dec 1996 – Jul 2015 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 1996 → Jun 2001
- 2EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 4EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 5Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 804395-99 | Recompletion | Cantera Operating, LLC | Mar 6, 2015 | Mar 9, 2015 | Feb 22, 2015 | 13,250 |
| 453778-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 14, 1996 | Oct 14, 1996 | Oct 18, 1996 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-161738 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-277005 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 309 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sullivan Sand | 5,355 | -5,046 |
| Sullivan SD | 5,355 | -5,046 |
| K-1 Sand | 8,470 | -8,161 |
| K-1 SD | 8,470 | -8,161 |
| S Sand | 11,135 | -10,826 |
| U Sand | 12,632 | -12,323 |
| U SD | 12,632 | -12,323 |
| V Sand | 13,025 | -12,716 |
| V SD | 13,025 | -12,716 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,234 | 11,254 | Perforated |
| 11,305 | 11,325 | Perforated |
| 12,688 | 12,772 | Perforated |
| 13,028 | 13,104 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,000 | 17.5 | 1,235 S |
| 9.625 | 8,332 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 7.625 | 11,150 | 8.5 | 115 S |
| 4.5 | 13,209 | 6.5 | 240 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 | Jun 30, 2015 | May 14, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2015 | May 12, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1997 | Jan 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-215-32353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32353 → 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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