WELL · 42-321-31540 · DISTRICT 3
Pocchiola el al Unit #1
Matagorda County · Pheasant East (Melbourne Lo.) field · Vertical
Pocchiola El AL Unit #1 (API 42-321-31540) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged October 23, 2012, last operated by Viper S.W.D. LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pend Oreille Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Viper S.W.D. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Top Of Het, Top Of Harriman.
Its 2 leases have reported 21.6K barrels of oil and 24 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
EL Campo, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 43 permits on file · (979) 541-7292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Viper S.W.D. LLC |
| Production reports | Foster Petroleum Company, Inc.through Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co.Apr 13, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 1988
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 1989
- completed
- 21.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocchiola el al Unit O-3-19985 | Pheasant, East (Melbourne,lo.) | Viper S.W.D., LLC | 1 | 21.6K | 24 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-127092 | — | — | 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.
- 1Walker, F. PrebenJan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Minyak Producing Company, Inc.Mar 1995 → May 1999
- 3Foster Petroleum Company, Inc.Dec 1999 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 344977-99 | Recompletion | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 11, 1988 | Apr 13, 1988 | — | 9,500 |
| 330986-98 | Drill | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 21, 1987 | Jun 3, 1987 | — | 9,500 |
| 330986-99 | Drill | Pend Oreille Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 1, 1987 | Jun 3, 1987 | Jun 29, 1987 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-127092 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-19985 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE OF MIOCENE | 6,200 | -6,175 |
| Top of Het | 7,280 | -7,255 |
| Top of Harriman | 8,283 | -8,258 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,148 | 9,158 | Perforated |
| 9,214 | 9,236 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,178 | 12.25 | 415 S |
| 5.5 | 9,350 | 8.75 | 426 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 | Oct 10, 1990 | Aug 24, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 1988 | Apr 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 11, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 1988 | Feb 19, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1987 | Aug 19, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 24, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-321-31540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31540 → 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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