WELL · 42-215-32885 · DISTRICT 4
Winding Brook Corporation #3
Hidalgo County · McCook SE. (Vicksburg 14300) field · Vertical
Winding Brook Corporation #3 (API 42-215-32885) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by El Paso Production Oil & Gas CO., completed August 12, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 12, 2001, permitted to 19,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including 14300 Sd, 15500 Sd.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 616 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 12, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 19,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2001
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winding Brook Corporation G-4-186049 | McCook, SE (Vicksburg Deep) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 3.32M | Aug 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Winding Brook Corporation G-4-186616 | McCook, SE. (Vicksburg 14300) | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2001 – Jun 2004 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 30,190 · prior 12 27,355(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Aug 2001 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507704-98 | Drill | EL Paso Production Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 13, 2001 | Apr 12, 2001 | Jun 9, 2001 | 19,000 |
| 507704-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Apr 12, 2001 | Apr 12, 2001 | — | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-186049 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-186616 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 242 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 14300 SD | 14,524 | -14,282 |
| 15500 SD | 15,518 | -15,276 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,524 | 14,551 | Perforated |
| 14,582 | 14,593 | Perforated |
| 14,614 | 14,616 | Perforated |
| 14,644 | 14,648 | Perforated |
| 14,714 | 14,732 | Perforated |
| 14,768 | 14,788 | Perforated |
| 14,788 | 14,809 | Perforated |
| 14,846 | 14,862 | Perforated |
| 14,998 | 15,010 | Perforated |
| 15,022 | 15,060 | Perforated |
| 15,066 | 15,108 | Perforated |
| 15,114 | 15,141 | Perforated |
| 15,149 | 15,160 | Perforated |
| 15,167 | 15,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,478 | 17.5 | 1,970 S |
| 9.625 | 10,700 | 12.25 | 1,010 S |
| 5 | 16,770 | 8.5 | 1,300 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 | Aug 24, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2002 | Dec 21, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2002 | Nov 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-215-32885 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-32885 → 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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