WELL · 42-249-00832 · DISTRICT 4
Erck Fred #3
Jim Wells County · Captain Lucey (4950 Sand) field · Vertical
Erck Fred #3 (API 42-249-00832) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged August 17, 2023, last operated by Sun Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 4, 1997, permitted to 5,404 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Management, Inc. and has since transferred to Sun Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.13K barrels of oil and 58K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum Management, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Alice, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (361) 227-7710
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Sun Exploration, Inc.through Nov 2021 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Management, Inc.Aug 4, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,404
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 2.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58K
- 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
- Aug 17, 2023
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erck, Fred O-4-405 | Captain Lucey (4950 Sand) | Sun Exploration, Inc. | 4 | 2.13K | 47.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Erck, Fred G-4-163986 | Captain Lucey (U-3) | Sun Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 10.9K | Aug 1997 – Aug 2023 |
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.
- 1Petroleum Management, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Pmi Energy Co.Aug 1997 → Sep 1997
- 3Quatro Oil and Gas, Inc.Dec 2012 → Dec 2020
- 4Sun Exploration, Inc.Jan 2021 → Nov 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465537-99 | Recompletion | Petroleum Management, Inc. | Jul 28, 1997 | Aug 4, 1997 | Aug 5, 1997 | 5,404 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163986 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-405 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,449 | 3,451 | Perforated |
| 5,060 | 5,074 | Perforated |
| — | 4,969 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 772 | — | 335 S |
| 5.5 | 5,050 | — | 450 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 | Sep 17, 1997 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 1997 | — | — |
| 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 42-249-00832 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-00832 → 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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