WELL · 42-321-31308 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 194 #7
Matagorda County · Matagorda Bay NE (Miocene 2570) field · Vertical
State Tract 194 #7 (API 42-321-31308) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged January 2, 2013, last operated by Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 1983, permitted to 2,818 ft.
It was permitted by Convest Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Sterling Expl. & Prod. CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co. LLC
Permitted by Convest Energy Corporation; 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 | BKN Oil & Gas, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Convest Energy CorporationMay 17, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,818
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.66K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 2, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 194 G-3-110010 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 2570) | Sterling Expl. & Prod. Co., LLC | 1 | 0 | 9.66K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2013 |
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 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 195249-99 | Drill | Convest Energy Corporation | Feb 21, 1984 | May 17, 1983 | — | 2,818 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-110010 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 10 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 2500 B | 2,818 | -2,808 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 2500 A | 2,830 | -2,820 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE 2650 | 2,918 | -2,908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,818 | 2,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 127 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 863 | 12.25 | 425 sx |
| 5.5 | 3,157 | 7.875 | 350 sx |
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 | May 2, 1984 | Feb 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1984 | Feb 15, 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 42-321-31308 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31308 → 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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