WELL · 42-283-31017 · DISTRICT 1
VT Ozema #3101
LA Salle County · Martin Heirs (Escondido) field · Shut IN · Vertical
VT Ozema #3101 (API 42-283-31017) is a well in La Salle County operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc., completed December 12, 1983 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1983, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Castleman, John P. JR. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos.
Its lease has reported 8.35K barrels of oil and 93.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Castleman, John P. Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3,007 permits on file · (210) 384-5000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Apr 2024 |
| Latest permit | Castleman, John P. Jr.Oct 24, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1983
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1983
- completed
- 8.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 93.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1983
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Ozema O-1-10237 | Martin Heirs (Escondido) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 8.35K | 93.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fredonia Resources Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2000
- 2Silver Pines Energy Corp.Oct 2000 → Feb 2002
- 3Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Aug 2002 → Jan 2008
- 4Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jul 2021
- 5Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Sep 2021 → Apr 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 218351-99 | Drill | Castleman, John P. Jr. | Aug 31, 1983 | Oct 24, 1983 | Nov 14, 1983 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-10237 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,048 | 6,068 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,006 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,400 | 7.875 | 845 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 15, 1985 | Oct 25, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-283-31017 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31017 → 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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