WELL · 42-321-00024 · DISTRICT 3
Northern Ranch #3
Matagorda County · Vertical
Northern Ranch #3 (API 42-321-00024) is a permitted well in Matagorda County filed by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits between 1978 and 1989, permitted to 8,760 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including 6270' Sand, Robertson, Robertson Sand, Carlson.
Its 2 leases have reported 119K barrels of oil and 270K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.
Carthage, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 1,023 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Trinidad Resources, LLCthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.May 23, 1989 |
- 8,760
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- May 23, 1989
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 119K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 270K
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Ranch O-3-20849 | Northern Ranch (6270) | Trinidad Resources, LLC | 1 | 119K | 270K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-131825 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Mueller Engineering Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 1997
- 2Apache CorporationAug 1997 → Jan 2013
- 3JMM Energy LLCFeb 2013 → Jun 2015
- 4Trinidad Resources, LLCAug 2019 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 359504-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | May 19, 1989 | May 23, 1989 | — | 8,760 |
| 293587-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Aug 15, 1985 | Oct 28, 1985 | — | 8,760 |
| 283653-99 | Recompletion | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Aug 28, 1985 | Aug 29, 1985 | — | 8,760 |
| 253568-99 | Recompletion | Cockrell Oil Corporation | Sep 28, 1984 | Oct 1, 1984 | Oct 12, 1984 | 7,494 |
| 29988-99 | Recompletion | Cockrell Corp. | Jul 24, 1978 | Jul 24, 1978 | — | 8,760 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-131825 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20849 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 82 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 6270' Sand | 6,270 | -6,188 |
| Robertson | 6,649 | -6,567 |
| Robertson Sand | 6,649 | -6,567 |
| Carlson | 6,720 | -6,638 |
| Carlson Sand | 6,720 | -6,638 |
| Hurd | 6,970 | -6,888 |
| Camp B | 7,195 | -7,113 |
| Camp B | 7,200 | -7,118 |
| Cornelius | 7,282 | -7,200 |
| Cornelius Sand | 7,282 | -7,200 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,170 | 2,237 | Perforated |
| 6,271 | 6,280 | Perforated |
| 6,724 | 6,733 | Perforated |
| 7,195 | 7,200 | Perforated |
| 7,198 | 7,203 | Perforated |
| 7,282 | 7,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,427 | 13.75 | — |
| 9.625 | 1,427 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,429 | — | 750 S |
| 2.875 | 6,567 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,200 | 8.75 | — |
| 5.5 | 7,494 | — | 500 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 | Nov 12, 1999 | Oct 28, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1991 | Sep 7, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1989 | Aug 14, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 21, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1986 | Jun 26, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 4, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 22, 1985 | Oct 28, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 12, 1978 | — |
| 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 42-321-00024 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-00024 → 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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