WELL · 42-321-30159 · DISTRICT 3
Metzger Gas Unit #4
Matagorda County · Bay City East (10 200 B) field · Directional
Metzger Gas Unit #4 (API 42-321-30159) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Expro Engineering Inc., completed April 2, 1995.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 2009, permitted to 10,338 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including 10200 B, 10200b, 10000 B.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 60 permits on file · (817) 437-5007
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Expro Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | Gaither Petroleum Corporationthrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Expro Engineering, Inc.Nov 12, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,338
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1995
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metzger Gas Unit G-3-254222 | Bay City, East (10,000 B) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.27M | Oct 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Metzger Gas Unit G-3-153828 | Bay City, East (10,200 B) | Expro Engineering, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 451K | Apr 1995 – Feb 2010 |
| Metzger Gas Unit G-3-108250 | Bay City, East (10,000 B) | Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 689K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
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.
- 1Riseden Services, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc.Aug 1993 → Feb 1997
- 3Expro Engineering, Inc.Mar 1997 → Feb 2010
- 4Alta Mesa Services, LPMar 2010 → Aug 2015
- 5Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 2016 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 687215-99 | Recompletion | Expro Engineering, Inc. | Nov 10, 2009 | Nov 12, 2009 | Sep 19, 2009 | 10,204 |
| 434117-99 | Recompletion | Comstock Oil & Gas, Inc. | Mar 23, 1995 | Mar 23, 1995 | Mar 18, 1995 | 10,337 |
| 216898-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Co.-Alvin | Oct 11, 1983 | Oct 11, 1983 | — | 10,338 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-108250 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-153828 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-254222 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 61 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 10200 B | 9,914 | -9,853 |
| 10200B | 9,914 | -9,853 |
| 10000 B | 10,078 | -10,017 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,914 | 9,930 | Perforated |
| 10,010 | 10,023 | Perforated |
| 10,067 | 10,077 | Perforated |
| 10,080 | 10,098 | Perforated |
| 10,138 | 10,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 64 | 20 | 60 S |
| 16 | 640 | 20 | 60 S |
| 10.75 | 2,517 | 15 | 1,250 S |
| 2.375 | 9,702 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 9,807 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,037 | 9.875 | 500 S |
| 7 | 10,037 | — | 978 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 | Apr 5, 2010 | Nov 30, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | May 17, 1995 | Apr 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1987 | Mar 30, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 13, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 21, 1971 | — |
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 42-321-30159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-30159 → 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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