TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · API 42-321-31548 · DISTRICT 03
Kaack John Unit #3
Matagorda County · Mellon (10500) field · Vertical
Kaack John Unit #3 (API 42-321-31548) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged August 25, 1997, last operated by Lemon Richard G..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1987 and 1991, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mellon Creek Operating CO. and has since transferred to Lemon Richard G. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Anahuac, Frio, Tm-1, Tm1.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mellon Creek Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 1998
- Phone
- (432) 520-0160
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mellon Creek Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Roule Production Companythrough Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Mellon Creek Operating Co.May 15, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 15, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaack, John Unit G-3-138410 | Mellon (10500) | Lemon, Richard G. | 1 | 0 | 21.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-127395 | — | — | 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.
- 1Mellon Creek Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Roule Production CompanyJul 1993 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 387826-99 | Recompletion | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | May 13, 1991 | May 15, 1991 | May 17, 1991 | 11,500 |
| 346840-99 | Recompletion | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | May 23, 1988 | May 24, 1988 | — | 10,490 |
| 334260-99 | Drill | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | Aug 10, 1987 | Aug 14, 1987 | Oct 21, 1987 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 1991 | Kaack John Unit G-3-138410 | Mellon (10500) | Lemon Richard G. | Plugged | — |
| May 18, 1988 | Kaack John Unit G-3-127395 | Mellon (TM-2) | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | Plugged | — |
| Dec 18, 1987 | Kaack John Unit G-3-126155 | Mellon (10850) | Mellon Creek Operating Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 34 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,251 | 10,299 | Perforated |
| 10,449 | 10,453 | Perforated |
| 10,912 | 10,920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,010 | 12.25 | 905 S |
| 5.5 | 11,013 | 8.75 | 1,135 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 | Jul 9, 1991 | Jun 12, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1988 | May 26, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1988 | Jan 12, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-321-31548 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31548 → 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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