WELL · 42-283-31797 · DISTRICT 4
VT Alderman Ezra #3
LA Salle County · Tom Walsh (Olmos) field · NO Production · Vertical
VT Alderman Ezra #3 (API 42-283-31797) is a well in La Salle County operated by Lewis Petro Properties Inc., completed July 23, 2003 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 18, 2003, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Lewis Petro Properties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Carrizo, Wilcox, Midway, Escondido.
Its lease has reported 1.09K barrels of oil and 7.23K mcf of gas since July 2003, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,007
- Phone
- (210) 384-3200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lewis Petro Properties Inc. |
| Production reports | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Jun 18, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2003
- completed
- 1.09K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.23K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 Alderman, Ezra O-4-13252 | Tom Walsh (Olmos) | Lewis Petro Properties, Inc. | 1 | 1.09K | 7.23K | Jul 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 144 · prior 12 45(+220%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5 · prior 12 1(+400%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc.Sep 2003 → Nov 2007
- 2Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Feb 2008 → Jun 2021
- 3Lewis Petro Properties, Inc.Sep 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 533296-99 | Drill | Virtex Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jun 18, 2003 | Jun 18, 2003 | Jun 28, 2003 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-13252 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 541 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,998 | 7,012 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 843 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 4.5 | 7,226 | 7.875 | 1,305 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 | Nov 30, 2004 | Sep 7, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-283-31797 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-31797 → 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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