WELL · 42-247-31410 · DISTRICT 4
Vela - Ramirez #3
Jim Hogg County · Vertical
Vela - Ramirez #3 (API 42-247-31410) is a plugged well in Jim Hogg County, plugged January 27, 1983, last operated by Texas Southern Petroleum Corp..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2003, permitted to 7,050 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cole Sand, Hockley.
Operator of record
Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 25 permits on file · (361) 813-3163
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.through Dec 2007 |
| Latest permit | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Sep 8, 2003 |
- 7,050
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2003
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 96.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 1983
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela - Ramirez G-4-196955 | Bruja Vieja (Cole Sand) | Calstar Energy Consultants, LLC | 1 | 0 | 6.01K | Aug 2003 – Dec 2017 |
| Vela-Ramirez G-4-184939 | Randado, North (Hockley) | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 90.6K | Sep 2001 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Texas Southern Petroleum Corp.Sep 2001 → Dec 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535983-99 | Recompletion | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | Sep 2, 2003 | Sep 8, 2003 | Jul 28, 2003 | 7,050 |
| 512367-99 | Reenter | Texas Southern Petroleum Corp. | Aug 8, 2001 | Aug 9, 2001 | Aug 1, 2001 | 7,050 |
| 141991-99 | Drill | Blair Exploration, Inc. | Nov 30, 1981 | Nov 30, 1981 | Dec 14, 1981 | 7,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-184939 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-196955 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 800 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cole Sand | 1,750 | -950 |
| Hockley | 1,900 | -1,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,782 | 1,783 | Perforated |
| 1,902 | 1,904 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,022 | 11 | — |
| 4.5 | 7,050 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Oct 21, 2003 | Sep 15, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2001 | Sep 27, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 12, 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 42-247-31410 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-31410 → 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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