TEXAS · WELLS · LIBERTY COUNTY · VAJDAK, J. LEASE · API 42-291-81398 · DISTRICT 03
Vajdak J. #3
Liberty County · Esperson Dome field · Shut In · Vertical
Vajdak J. #3 (API 42-291-81398) is a well in Liberty County operated by Jay Management Company LLC, completed August 30, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1986, permitted to 8,778 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Jay Management Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 21K barrels of oil and 127K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 28, 2026
- Permits on file
- 26
- Phone
- (713) 621-6785
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jay Management Company LLC |
| Production reports | Jay Management Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Feb 4, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,778
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1985
- completed
- 21K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1985
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vajdak, J. O-3-1385 | Esperson Dome | Jay Management Company, LLC | 4 | 21K | 127K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 472 · prior 12 409(+15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 623 · prior 12 1,631(-62%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bledsoe Petro CorporationJan 1993 → Sep 2000
- 2Phoenix Hydrocarbons OperatingOct 2000 → Sep 2008
- 3Jay Management Company, LLCOct 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297060-99 | Recompletion | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Feb 3, 1986 | Feb 4, 1986 | — | 8,658 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1985 | Vajdak J. O-3-1385 | Esperson Dome | Jay Management Company LLC | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 8,778 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,782 | 7,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,829 | — | — |
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 | Dec 31, 1985 | Nov 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1985 | Nov 15, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 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 42-291-81398 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-81398 → 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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