WELL · 42-255-00718 · DISTRICT 2
Big John Gas Unit 3 #1
Karnes County · Vertical
Big John Gas Unit 3 #1 (API 42-255-00718) is a permitted well in Karnes County filed by Exxon Corp.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1985, permitted to 11,177 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Edwards.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.75K barrels of oil and 62.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2021. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- See remarks (S)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Permits on file
- 19,549
- Phone
- (713) 431-1125
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Corp.Mar 15, 1985 |
- 11,177
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 15, 1985
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 6.75K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brysch G-2-258318 | Panna Maria (Edwards) | Validus NRG Aquilas Assetco LLC | 1 | 0 | 61.8K | Jun 2010 – Nov 2021 |
| Big John Oil Unit No. 3 O-2-6937 | Panna Maria (Edwards) | Enerquest Operating L.L.C. | 1 | 6.75K | 304 | Jan 1993 – Jan 2011 |
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.
- 1Janssen, Wayne AllenJan 1993 → Nov 2006
- 2Enerquest Operating L.L.C.Jul 2011 → Jun 2016
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Sep 2016 → Apr 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269637-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Mar 14, 1985 | Mar 15, 1985 | — | 11,177 |
| 252266-99 | Recompletion | Exxon Corp. | Sep 12, 1984 | Sep 24, 1984 | — | 11,177 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-258318 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-6937 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 10,830 | -10,490 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,830 | 10,846 | Perforated |
| 10,926 | 10,960 | Perforated |
| 10,950 | 10,960 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,974 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,995 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 11,160 | 8.75 | 1,150 S |
| 5.5 | 11,160 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,177 | 8.75 | 1,150 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 | Nov 30, 2016 | Sep 14, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 2011 | Jul 2, 2010 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1985 | Jun 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 25, 1985 | — | — |
| 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 42-255-00718 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-00718 → 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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