WELL · 42-283-31479 · DISTRICT 1
Beckman M. A. #3
LA Salle County · White Kitchen (Edwards Lime) field · Vertical
Beckman M. A. #3 (API 42-283-31479) is a well in La Salle County operated by Virtex Petroleum Company Inc., completed March 12, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1991 and 2003, permitted to 10,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Edwards, Seee Original Form G-1.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.17K barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Corpus Chrsti, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2007
- Permits on file
- 220
- Phone
- (361) 882-3046
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Virtex Petroleum Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.May 12, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 12, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 1992
- completed
- 2.17K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 1992
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT Beckman, M. A. O-1-14434 | Two Fingers, S. (Wilcox 5550) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 2.17K | 0 | May 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Beckman, M. A. G-1-142380 | White Kitchen (Edwards Lime) | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 105 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.May 2003 → Jan 2008
- 2Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → May 2021
- 3Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Oct 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531523-99 | Recompletion | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | May 5, 2003 | May 12, 2003 | May 13, 2003 | 10,260 |
| 393508-99 | Drill | Oryx Energy Company | Oct 31, 1991 | Oct 31, 1991 | Dec 14, 1991 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-142380 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-14434 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,786 | 6,792 | Perforated |
| 6,796 | 6,798 | Perforated |
| 6,808 | 6,810 | Perforated |
| 6,816 | 6,820 | Perforated |
| 10,392 | 10,437 | Perforated |
| 10,518 | 10,590 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,992 | 12.25 | 646 S |
| 5.5 | 10,700 | 8.75 | 2,685 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 | Aug 18, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 23, 1992 | Sep 14, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-283-31479 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31479 → 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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