WELL · 42-321-32298 · DISTRICT 3
Metzger G.U. #7
Matagorda County · Bay City East (10 000 B) field · Producing · Directional
Metzger G.U. #7 (API 42-321-32298) is a well in Matagorda County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed March 13, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 2010 and 2013, permitted to 10,350 ft.
It was permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including 10200, 10,000' A, Bay City, East (10,200), 10,000' B.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Sep 2018 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPApr 22, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,350
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: H
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metzger Gas Unit G-3-256696 | Bay City, East (10,000 A) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 472K | Mar 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Metzger G.U. G-3-263888 | Bay City, East (10,200) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 230K | Nov 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Metzger G.U. G-3-271696 | Bay City, East (10,000 B) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 585K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Alta Mesa Services, LPMar 2010 → Dec 2015
- 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 2016 → Nov 2017
- 3Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → Sep 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 738836-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Apr 23, 2012 | Apr 22, 2013 | Jan 17, 2012 | 10,350 |
| 720997-99 | Recompletion | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Jul 26, 2011 | Jul 28, 2011 | Apr 4, 2011 | 10,350 |
| 689047-98 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Feb 9, 2010 | Jan 6, 2010 | Jan 30, 2010 | 10,350 |
| 689047-99 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Dec 23, 2009 | Jan 6, 2010 | Jan 30, 2010 | 10,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-256696 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-263888 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-271696 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 53 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,150 | 10,156 | Perforated |
| 10,312 | 10,338 | Perforated |
| 10,419 | 10,429 | Perforated |
| 10,419 | 10,436 | Perforated |
| 10,436 | 10,456 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,481 | 14.75 | 1,290 S |
| 7 | 10,330 | 9.875 | 700 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 | Mar 27, 2014 | Aug 30, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2012 | Apr 3, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2012 | Aug 5, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2010 | Apr 22, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-321-32298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-32298 → 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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