WELL · 42-321-30831 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 173 #1
Matagorda County · Matagorda Bay Blk. 173 (2750) field · Vertical
State Tract 173 #1 (API 42-321-30831) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged December 9, 2012, last operated by Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 2002, permitted to 5,209 ft.
It was permitted by Main Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC
Permitted by Main Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 29 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCthrough Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | Main Energy, Inc.Oct 25, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,209
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 9, 2012
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 173 G-3-77271 | Matagorda Bay Blk. 173 (2750) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 167K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2012 |
| State Tract 173 G-3-196293 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 2100) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 195K | Jun 2003 – Dec 2012 |
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.
- 1BKN Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
- 2Main Energy, Inc.Dec 1997 → Jan 2000
- 3Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLCJun 2003 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524836-99 | Recompletion | Main Energy, Inc. | Oct 21, 2002 | Oct 25, 2002 | May 20, 2003 | 5,209 |
| 16695-99 | Drill | May Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 20, 1978 | Jan 20, 1978 | May 21, 1978 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-77271 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-196293 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,091 | 2,095 | Perforated |
| 2,752 | 2,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 120 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 907 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 2.375 | 2,690 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,041 | 7.875 | 320 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 22, 2003 | Aug 22, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 5, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 3, 1978 | — |
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 42-321-30831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-30831 → 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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