WELL · 42-261-30535 · DISTRICT 4
State of Texas Tract 284 #3
Kenedy County · Potrero Lopena (Marginulina) field · Directional
State Of Texas Tract 284 #3 (API 42-261-30535) is a plugged well in Kenedy County, plugged May 26, 2016, last operated by Whittington Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1997, permitted to 7,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anahuac, Marginulina, Frio.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 9, 2011 · 25 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whittington Operating Company |
| Production reports | Merritt Operating, Inc.through Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Whittington Operating CompanyAug 27, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 27, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 462K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 26, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State of Texas Tract 284 G-4-100127 | Potrero Lopena (Marginulina) | Merritt Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 462K | Jan 1993 – May 2016 |
| State of Texas Tract 284 G-4-171160 | Potrero Lopena (Marginulina) | Whittington Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 1998 – Aug 1998 |
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.
- 1Whittington Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Merritt Operating, Inc.Jul 2003 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466805-99 | Recompletion | Whittington Operating Company | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | Mar 9, 1998 | 7,700 |
| 63170-99 | Drill | Homaby Bay Petroleum Corp. | Nov 8, 1979 | Nov 8, 1979 | Nov 20, 1979 | 7,602 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-100127 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171160 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 18 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,396 | 7,400 | Perforated |
| 7,396 | 7,435 | Perforated |
| 7,508 | 7,526 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,692 | 12.25 | 607 S |
| 2.375 | 7,332 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,562 | 8.5 | 350 S |
| 2.875 | 7,786 | 4.75 | 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 | Feb 18, 1999 | Sep 18, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 6, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1993 | Jan 7, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 17, 1982 | — |
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 42-261-30535 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-30535 → 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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