WELL · 42-347-31714 · DISTRICT 6
Loco Bayou 501 #3
Nacogdoches County · Loco Bayou (James Lime) field · Producing · Horizontal
Loco Bayou 501 #3 (API 42-347-31714) is a horizontal well in Nacogdoches County operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc., completed July 30, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 2001, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Brown, Tom Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Glen Rose, James Lime.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Brown, Tom Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Brown, Tom Inc.May 31, 2001 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 330K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loco Bayou 501 G-6-187866 | Loco Bayou (James Lime) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 330K | Jul 2001 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 399 · prior 12 383(+4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2001 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Jul 2009
- 3M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Aug 2009 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 509687-99 | Drill | Brown, Tom Inc. | May 31, 2001 | May 31, 2001 | Jun 4, 2001 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-187866 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 353 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 5,275 | -4,922 |
| Glen Rose | 6,657 | -6,304 |
| James Lime | 9,040 | -8,687 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,396 | 15,420 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,122 | 12.25 | 1,145 S |
| 7 | 9,396 | 8.75 | 345 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 | May 23, 2002 | Sep 24, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-347-31714 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-347-31714 → 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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