WELL · 42-261-31245 · DISTRICT 4
Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 #3
Kenedy County · Baffin Bay (Frio) field · Directional
Baffin Bay State Gas Unit NO. 3 #3 (API 42-261-31245) is a plugged well in Kenedy County, plugged August 31, 2026, last operated by Headington Energy Partners LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 2000, permitted to 16,500 ft.
It was permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation and has since transferred to Headington Energy Partners LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including 16800 Sand, 16,800' Sand, Upper 0 Sand, Upper "O" Sand.
Operator of record
Headington Energy Partners LLC
Permitted by Exxon Mobil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 175
- Phone
- (361) 885-0110
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Headington Energy Partners LLC |
| Production reports | Headington Energy Partners, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Exxon Mobil CorporationAug 17, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 6, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 6, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 31, 2026
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 G-4-196135 | Baffin Bay (Frio) | Headington Energy Partners, LLC | 1 | 0 | 14.9M | May 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 50,783 · prior 12 58,857(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Exxon Mobil CorporationMay 2001 → Nov 2012
- 2Headington Oil Company LLCDec 2012 → Jan 2015
- 3Headington Energy Partners, LLCFeb 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498577-99 | Drill | Exxon Mobil Corporation | Aug 17, 2000 | Aug 17, 2000 | Oct 10, 2000 | 16,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2009 | Baffin Bay State Gas Unit No. 3 G-4-196135 | Baffin Bay (Frio) | Headington Energy Partners LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 12 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 16800 Sand | 14,884 | -14,872 |
| 16,800' Sand | 14,884 | -14,872 |
| Upper 0 Sand | 15,048 | -15,036 |
| Upper "O" Sand | 15,048 | -15,036 |
| Upper O Sand | 15,048 | -15,036 |
| 17500 Sand | 15,545 | -15,533 |
| 17,500' Sand | 15,545 | -15,533 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,005 | 13,011 | Perforated |
| 13,005 | 13,127 | Perforated |
| 13,125 | 13,127 | Perforated |
| 13,607 | 13,612 | Perforated |
| 13,607 | 13,685 | Perforated |
| 13,682 | 13,685 | Perforated |
| 13,814 | 13,819 | Perforated |
| 13,954 | 13,959 | Perforated |
| 14,408 | 14,416 | Perforated |
| 15,110 | 15,120 | Perforated |
| 15,260 | 15,270 | Perforated |
| 15,370 | 15,380 | Perforated |
| 15,555 | 15,558 | Perforated |
| 15,587 | 15,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 3,020 | 20 | 2,800 S |
| 11.75 | 10,745 | 14.75 | 905 S |
| 7 | 11,512 | 10.625 | 230 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 | Mar 12, 2009 | Jan 13, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2005 | May 23, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 24, 2003 | Oct 14, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2003 | Oct 10, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 2003 | Nov 6, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 2003 | Jan 9, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-261-31245 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31245 → 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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