TEXAS · WELLS · LAVACA COUNTY · KELLEY GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-285-32830 · DISTRICT 02
Kelley Gas Unit #3
Lavaca County · Speaks S. (Lower Wilcox) field · Producing · Vertical
Kelley Gas Unit #3 (API 42-285-32830) is a well in Lavaca County operated by Merit Energy Company, completed January 28, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 30, 2000, permitted to 16,940 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Merit Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including T/Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationOct 30, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,940
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelley Gas Unit G-2-193142 | Speaks, S. (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.22M | Jun 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,406 · prior 12 26,899(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Feb 2002 → Jul 2006
- 2El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Jul 2012
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 4Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501357-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Oct 30, 2000 | Oct 30, 2000 | Jan 10, 2001 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2006 | Kelley Gas Unit G-2-193142 | Speaks S. (Lower Wilcox) | Merit Energy Company | Producing | 16,940 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 165 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Wilcox | 7,834 | -7,669 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,186 | 14,428 | Perforated |
| 14,770 | 14,808 | Perforated |
| 16,078 | 16,123 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,525 | 17.5 | 1,850 S |
| 5 | 7,524 | 8.5 | — |
| 9.625 | 10,540 | 12.25 | 1,721 S |
| 5 | 16,940 | 6.5 | 1,303 S |
| 4.5 | 16,940 | 6.5 | 1,303 S |
| 4.5 | — | 6.5 | 1,303 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, 2007 | Mar 27, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2006 | Jul 17, 2006 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 2005 | Dec 27, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2003 | Aug 22, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 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 42-285-32830 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-32830 → 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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