WELL · 42-255-31518 · DISTRICT 2
Lewis #3
Karnes County · Monson SW. (6250 Luling) field · Vertical
Lewis #3 (API 42-255-31518) is a well in Karnes County operated by Milagro Exploration LLC, completed December 3, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2011, permitted to 7,900 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Queen City, Slick, Luling, Mack Hank.
Its 2 leases have reported 42K barrels of oil and 75.8K mcf of gas since December 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 231 permits on file · (877) 415-8112
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Milagro Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Milagro Exploration, LLCMar 10, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 2005
- completed
- 42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 75.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 2005
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis O-2-9678 | Monson, SW. (6150) | Arete Operating Company, LLC | 2 | 28.2K | 61K | Jun 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Lewis O-2-8503 | Monson, SW. (6250 Luling) | Milagro Exploration, LLC | 2 | 13.8K | 14.8K | Dec 1999 – Jan 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 119 · prior 12 226(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crimson Energy Company, LCDec 1999 → Jan 2003
- 2One Tec Operating, LLCFeb 2006 → Nov 2007
- 3Milagro Exploration, LLCJan 2008 → Oct 2015
- 4White Oak Operating Company LLCNov 2015 → Sep 2019
- 5Arete Operating Company, LLCNov 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710246-99 | Recompletion | Milagro Exploration, LLC | Feb 14, 2011 | Mar 10, 2011 | May 27, 2011 | 6,300 |
| 602050-99 | Drill | One Tec Operating, LLC | Jun 14, 2005 | Jun 17, 2005 | Aug 6, 2005 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8503 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-9678 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,267 | -4,887 |
| Slick | 6,131 | -5,751 |
| Luling | 6,237 | -5,857 |
| Mack Hank | 6,403 | -6,023 |
| Cox Massive | 6,464 | -6,084 |
| Cox 7700' | 7,691 | -7,311 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,132 | 6,135 | Perforated |
| 6,148 | 6,154 | Perforated |
| 6,238 | 6,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 822 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 7,808 | 7.875 | 980 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 | Jan 11, 2012 | Jun 10, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2006 | Dec 19, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-255-31518 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31518 → 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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