WELL · 42-255-31530 · DISTRICT 2
Monson #3
Karnes County · Monson SW. (6150) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Monson #3 (API 42-255-31530) is a well in Karnes County operated by Arete Operating Company LLC, completed February 2, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 7, 2005, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by One Tec Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Queen City, Slick, Luling, Massive.
Its lease has reported 8.02K barrels of oil and 13.7K mcf of gas since January 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by One Tec Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Milagro Exploration, LLCthrough Nov 2014 |
| Latest permit | One Tec Operating, LLCNov 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 2014
- completed
- 8.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monson O-2-9024 | Monson, SW. (6150) | Arete Operating Company, LLC | 2 | 8.02K | 13.7K | Jan 2006 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1One Tec Operating, LLCMar 2006 → Oct 2007
- 2Milagro Exploration, LLCApr 2008 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609022-99 | Drill | One Tec Operating, LLC | Nov 4, 2005 | Nov 7, 2005 | Jan 11, 2006 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-9024 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 404 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 5,277 | -4,873 |
| Slick | 6,152 | -5,748 |
| Queen City | 6,154 | -5,750 |
| Luling | 6,260 | -5,856 |
| Massive | 6,492 | -6,088 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | — | — |
| Carrizo | — | — |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Reklaw | — | — |
| SligoSLIGO - H2S | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,154 | 6,158 | Perforated |
| 6,162 | 6,165 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 819 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 4.5 | 6,605 | 7.875 | 600 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 | May 20, 2014 | Feb 6, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2007 | Apr 14, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 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 42-255-31530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-31530 → 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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