WELL · 42-297-30595 · DISTRICT 2
Gamble Gully Gas Unit #3 #1
Live Oak County · Gamble Gully (Up. Slick Sd.) field · Horizontal · Directional
Gamble Gully Gas Unit #3 #1 (API 42-297-30595) is a permitted horizontal well in Live Oak County filed by Dirks Petroleum Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 2001, permitted to 9,348 ft.
It was permitted by Dirks Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Quintana Pet. Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pettus, Slick, Luling.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dirks Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Refugio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 9, 2000 · 1,589 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quintana Pet. Corp. |
| Production reports | Dirks Petroleum Companythrough Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Dirks Petroleum CompanyMay 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,348
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- May 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 397K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 4 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gamble Gully Gas Unit #5 G-2-185068 | Gamble Gully (Luling) | Dirks Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 242K | Feb 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Gamble Gully Gas Unit #3 G-2-82390 | Gamble Gully (Queen City) | Dirks Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2009 |
| Gamble Gully Gas Unit #3 G-2-131862 | Gamble Gully (Up. Slick Sd.) | Dirks Petroleum Company | 1 | 0 | 155K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2001 |
| Gamble Gully GU 3 G-2-181714 | Gamble Gully (Slick Sand) | Zinn Petroleum Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 1999 – Jan 2001 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Starco Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Western Gulf Oil & Gas Inc.Jun 1995 → May 1996
- 3Dirks Petroleum CompanyJun 1996 → Feb 2024
- 4Zinn Petroleum Co.Aug 1997 → Dec 1997
- 5Saxum Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2013 → Mar 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 507314-99 | Recompletion | Dirks Petroleum Company | Apr 2, 2001 | May 2, 2001 | Jan 8, 2001 | 9,348 |
| 466804-98 | Recompletion | Zinn Petroleum Co. | Jun 10, 1998 | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | 8,800 |
| 466804-99 | Recompletion | Zinn Petroleum Co. | Aug 27, 1997 | Aug 27, 1997 | — | 9,320 |
| 363249-99 | Recompletion | Starco Exploration, Inc. | Aug 28, 1989 | Aug 30, 1989 | — | 9,320 |
| 36215-99 | Recompletion | Quintana Pet. Corp. | Nov 3, 1978 | Nov 3, 1978 | — | 9,320 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-82390 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-131862 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-181714 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-185068 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 166 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 4,195 | -4,029 |
| Slick | 8,670 | -8,504 |
| Luling | 9,120 | -8,954 |
| Luling | 9,191 | -9,025 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,375 | 7,385 | Perforated |
| 8,690 | 8,730 | Perforated |
| 8,714 | 8,740 | Perforated |
| 9,160 | 9,168 | Perforated |
| 9,195 | 9,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,514 | 14.75 | 680 S |
| 2.375 | 7,386 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,253 | 8.75 | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 9,253 | 9.875 | 1,300 S |
| 2.875 | 9,342 | 4.75 | 65 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 2, 2004 | Aug 29, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2002 | Apr 9, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 3, 1989 | Sep 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 18, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-297-30595 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-30595 → 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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