WELL · 42-285-31249 · DISTRICT 2
Ewers Pinkie #3
Lavaca County · Hope (Miocene 3100) field · Vertical
Ewers Pinkie #3 (API 42-285-31249) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged December 27, 2006, last operated by Southport Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1978 and 1994, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by Midpar L.P. and has since transferred to Southport Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midpar L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Birmingham, AL · P-5 Y, filed Sep 15, 1987 · 40 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southport Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Petra Oleum Corp.through May 1997 |
| Latest permit | Midpar L.P.Aug 31, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 27, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 151K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 27, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 27, 2006
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ewers, Pinkie G-2-151038 | Hope (Miocene 1550) | Petra Oleum Corp. | 1 | 0 | 149K | Aug 1994 – Dec 2006 |
| Ewers, Pinkie G-2-77415 | Hope (Miocene 2750) | Midpar L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.98K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
| Ewers, Pinkie G-2-85071 | Hope (Miocene 3050) | Midpar L.P. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1994 |
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.
- 1Midpar L.P.Aug 1994 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → May 1996
- 3Costilla Petroleum CorporationJun 1996 → Jan 1997
- 4Costilla Energy, Inc.Feb 1997 → Apr 1997
- 5Petra Oleum Corp.May 1997 → May 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 427605-99 | Recompletion | Midpar L.P. | Aug 31, 1994 | Aug 31, 1994 | Aug 23, 1994 | 3,612 |
| 60394-99 | Recompletion | Southport Exploration Inc. | Oct 12, 1979 | Oct 12, 1979 | — | 3,800 |
| 15358-99 | Recompletion | Southport Exploration Inc. | Jan 3, 1978 | Jan 3, 1978 | — | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-77415 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-85071 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-151038 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,533 | 1,536 | Perforated |
| 2,764 | 2,770 | Perforated |
| 3,052 | 3,054 | Perforated |
| 3,117 | 3,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 437 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 2.375 | 2,755 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 2,940 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 2,950 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,606 | 7.875 | 1,784 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 23, 1995 | Sep 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 9, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 7, 1978 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 27, 1978 | — |
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 42-285-31249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31249 → 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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