WELL · 42-321-30833 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 173 #2
Matagorda County · Port Acres (Hack. Lo.) field · Vertical
State Tract 173 #2 (API 42-321-30833) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Halbouty Michel T., completed April 1, 1958.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1978 and 2002, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Main Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Halbouty Michel T. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Main Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 1998 · 22 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Halbouty Michel T. |
| Production reports | Main Energy, Inc.through May 2003 |
| 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.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Oct 25, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 1958
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 200K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 1958
- 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; 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-3-193441 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 1900) | Coastland Operations, LLC | 1 | 0 | 8.84K | Feb 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 173 G-3-113409 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 2100) | Main Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 191K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2003 |
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 1997
- 2Main Energy, Inc.Sep 1997 → May 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524837-98 | Recompletion | Main Energy, Inc. | Jan 16, 2003 | Oct 25, 2002 | Feb 3, 2003 | 5,882 |
| 524837-99 | Recompletion | Main Energy, Inc. | Oct 21, 2002 | Oct 25, 2002 | — | 5,882 |
| 246082-99 | Recompletion | Convest Energy Corporation | Jul 23, 1984 | Jul 25, 1984 | — | 5,882 |
| 97378-99 | Recompletion | May Petroleum, Inc. | Oct 28, 1980 | Oct 28, 1980 | — | 2,650 |
| 17344-99 | Drill | May Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 31, 1978 | Jan 31, 1978 | — | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-113409 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-193441 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,200 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,798 | 1,801 | Perforated |
| 2,100 | 2,103 | Perforated |
| 2,176 | 2,179 | Perforated |
| 2,763 | 2,765 | Perforated |
| 10,630 | 10,644 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 90 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 892 | 14.75 | 558 S |
| 2.375 | 2,393 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,010 | 8.75 | 432 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 14, 2003 | Mar 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1984 | Aug 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 9, 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 42-321-30833 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-30833 → 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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