WELL · 42-297-34374 · DISTRICT 2
Riser Family Gas Unit #3
Live Oak County · Mikeska SW. (Wilcox 12600) field · Vertical
Riser Family Gas Unit #3 (API 42-297-34374) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged July 13, 2004, last operated by Santos USA Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued December 10, 1999, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Esenjay Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Santos USA Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Esenjay Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 20, 2006
- Permits on file
- 67
- Phone
- (713) 986-1724
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Santos USA Corp. |
| Production reports | Santos USA Corp.through Jan 2004 |
| Latest permit | Esenjay Exploration, IncDec 10, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 23, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 757K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2000 THROUGH Jul 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 23, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 13, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riser Family Gas Unit G-2-182571 | Mikeska, SW. (Wilcox 12600) | Santos USA Corp. | 1 | 0 | 757K | Dec 2000 – Jul 2004 |
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.
- 1Esenjay Exploration, IncDec 2000 → Nov 2003
- 2Santos USA Corp.Jan 2004 → Jan 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490194-96 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Mar 23, 2001 | Dec 10, 1999 | — | 15,000 |
| 490194-97 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Sep 18, 2000 | Dec 10, 1999 | Oct 30, 2000 | 15,000 |
| 490194-98 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Jan 12, 2000 | Dec 10, 1999 | — | 14,000 |
| 490194-99 | Drill | Esenjay Exploration, Inc | Dec 9, 1999 | Dec 10, 1999 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-182571 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,967 | 12,979 | Perforated |
| 12,984 | 12,990 | Perforated |
| 13,073 | 13,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,265 | 17.5 | 1,910 S |
| 9.625 | 8,975 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 4.5 | 13,176 | 6 | 350 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 | Sep 10, 2001 | Mar 20, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-297-34374 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34374 → 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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