WELL · 42-239-00540 · DISTRICT 2
Zetka Josef #3
Jackson County · Ganado West (4700 Zone) field · Vertical
Zetka Josef #3 (API 42-239-00540) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged September 28, 2011, last operated by Union Oil Company Of California.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1996, permitted to 4,755 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 219K barrels of oil and 109K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Oil Company of California
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 2022 · 2,336 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Oil Company of California |
| Production reports | Premier Natural Resources, LLCthrough Oct 2015 |
| Latest permit | Union Oil Company of CaliforniaMar 28, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,755
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 219K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 109K
- 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
- Sep 28, 2011
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zetka, Josef O-2-8141 | Ganado, West | Angel Operating LLC | 3 | 200K | 70.8K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Zetka, Josef O-2-3426 | Ganado, West (4700 Zone) | Union Oil Company of California | 3 | 19.7K | 38.5K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
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.
- 1Union Oil Company of CaliforniaJan 1993 → Oct 1998
- 2Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Nov 1998 → Aug 2001
- 3Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 2001 → Dec 2004
- 4Priest Petroleum CorporationJan 2005 → May 2007
- 5Premier Natural Resources, LLCJun 2007 → Oct 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445285-99 | Recompletion | Union Oil Company of California | Feb 28, 1996 | Mar 28, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | 4,755 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-3426 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-8141 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,700 | 4,718 | Perforated |
| — | 4,700 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,840 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 4,755 | 8.75 | 250 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 22, 1996 | May 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1996 | — | — |
| 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 42-239-00540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-00540 → 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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