TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · API 42-249-32523 · DISTRICT 04
Martens #3
Jim Wells County · Alice field · Vertical
Martens #3 (API 42-249-32523) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged March 22, 2011, last operated by Tidal Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2008 and 2009, permitted to 8,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Stillwell, Jackson, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.82K barrels of oil and 55.3K mcf of gas since June 2008, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Schertz, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 256
- Phone
- (210) 945-9878
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tidal Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Tidal Petroleum, Inc.through Mar 2011 |
| Latest permit | Tidal Petroleum, Inc.Jun 17, 2009 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 2009
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2009
- completed
- 6.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 55.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Mar 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 22, 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martens O-4-13551 | Alice | Tidal Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 6.5K | 8.72K | May 2009 – Mar 2011 |
| Martens G-4-242009 | Alice, Deep, S. W. (8130) | Tidal Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 323 | 46.6K | Jun 2008 – Apr 2009 |
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.
- 1Tidal Petroleum, Inc.Jun 2008 → Mar 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681873-99 | Recompletion | Tidal Petroleum, Inc. | Jun 5, 2009 | Jun 17, 2009 | May 20, 2009 | 8,250 |
| 658604-99 | Drill | Tidal Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 1, 2008 | Apr 12, 2008 | May 3, 2008 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 2009 | Martens O-4-13551 | Alice | Tidal Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jun 25, 2008 | Martens G-4-242009 | Alice Deep S. W. (8130) | Tidal Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 222 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,315 | 5,320 | Perforated |
| 8,128 | 8,132 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,934 | 14.75 | 910 S |
| 7.625 | 6,013 | 9.875 | 765 S |
| 4.5 | 8,213 | 6.75 | 660 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 27, 2009 | Jun 23, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 13, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 20, 2008 | Sep 11, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-249-32523 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32523 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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