TEXAS · WELLS · HIDALGO COUNTY · API 42-215-33581 · DISTRICT 04
Coates-Dorchester #3
Hidalgo County · Jeffress (Vicksburg O) field · Producing · Directional
Coates-Dorchester #3 (API 42-215-33581) is a well in Hidalgo County operated by Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod CO LLC, completed December 9, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2015, permitted to 8,935 ft.
It was permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Catahoula, Jackson, Miocene (undifferentiated).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod Co LLC
Permitted by Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2024
- Phone
- (210) 756-3363
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod Co LLCthrough Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.Oct 8, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,935
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 2015
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 2015
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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-Dorchester G-4-282329 | Jeffress (Vicksburg O) | Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod Co LLC | 1 | 0 | 266K | Dec 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Coates-Dorchester G-4-230598 | Jeffress (Vicksburg S) | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.43M | May 2007 – May 2017 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 246(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P.May 2007 → Jul 2017
- 2Galilee Oil Investments LLCFeb 2019 → Aug 2023
- 3Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod Co LLCSep 2023 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 810641-99 | Recompletion | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | Sep 24, 2015 | Oct 8, 2015 | Nov 17, 2015 | 10,500 |
| 632089-99 | Drill | Hughes, Dan A. Company, L.P. | Jan 18, 2007 | Jan 23, 2007 | Apr 4, 2007 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 9, 2015 | Coates-Dorchester G-4-282329 | Jeffress (Vicksburg O) | Cal-Tex Exploratn & Prod Co LLC | Producing · shut in Sep 1, 2024 | 8,935 |
| May 16, 2007 | Coates-Dorchester G-4-230598 | Jeffress (Vicksburg S) | Hughes Dan A. Company L.P. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 277 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| VicksburgVICKSBURG "P" | 7,712 | -7,435 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG "Q" | 7,942 | -7,665 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG "R" | 8,190 | -7,913 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG "S" | 8,418 | -8,141 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-ANAHUAC - INJECTION/DI | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA-FRIO - INJECTION/DISPO | — | — |
| Jackson | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE-LAGARTO-OAKVILLE - INJEC | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - INJECTION/DISPOSAL; | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,176 | 7,396 | Perforated |
| 8,427 | 8,468 | Perforated |
| 8,574 | 8,630 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,520 | 14.75 | 835 S |
| 7.625 | 6,646 | 9.875 | 625 S |
| 4.5 | 9,161 | 6.5 | 345 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 | Jul 31, 2017 | May 17, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2007 | Jun 4, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-215-33581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33581 → 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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