WELL · 42-321-31783 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 173 #3AL
Matagorda County · Matagorda Bay Blk. 173 (2750) field · Vertical
State Tract 173 #3AL (API 42-321-31783) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged July 24, 2018, last operated by Main Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2003, permitted to 3,110 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 2, 2010 · 32 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Main Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.through Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Main Energy, Inc.Sep 23, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,110
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2003
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 2018
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 173 G-3-176582 | Matagorda Bay, NE (Miocene 2100) | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Aug 1999 – Jul 2018 |
| State Tract 173 G-3-197833 | Matagorda Bay, S. (Miocene 2550) | Chaparral Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 590K | Oct 2003 – Jul 2018 |
| State Tract 173 G-3-176584 | Matagorda Bay Blk. 173 (2750) | Main Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 228K | Aug 1999 – Oct 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.
- 1Main Energy, Inc.Aug 1999 → Feb 2008
- 2Chaparral Energy, L.L.C.Mar 2008 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536614-99 | Recompletion | Main Energy, Inc. | Sep 19, 2003 | Sep 23, 2003 | Oct 16, 2003 | 3,110 |
| 485343-99 | Drill | Main Energy, Inc. | Jun 21, 1999 | Jun 23, 1999 | Jun 29, 1999 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-176582 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-176584 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-197833 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE (2100) | 2,080 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE (2550) | 2,514 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE (2750) | 2,748 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,080 | 2,092 | Perforated |
| 2,514 | 2,518 | Perforated |
| 2,748 | 2,754 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 945 | 12.25 | 365 S |
| 7 | 2,898 | 8.5 | 628 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 | Dec 17, 2003 | Nov 6, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | May 11, 2000 | Oct 7, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 2000 | Oct 7, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-321-31783 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31783 → 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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