WELL · 42-355-30249 · DISTRICT 4
Vetters W. C. #3
Nueces County · Turkey Creek (4300) field · Vertical
Vetters W. C. #3 (API 42-355-30249) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged September 29, 1997, last operated by Hls Producing Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1988, permitted to 5,705 ft.
It was permitted by TX Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Hls Producing Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by TX Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HLS Producing Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | TX Petroleum CompanyFeb 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,705
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 29, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vetters, W.C. G-4-130261 | Turkey Creek (Greta 4780) | HLS Producing, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 340276-99 | Recompletion | TX Petroleum Company | Dec 16, 1987 | Feb 16, 1988 | — | 5,700 |
| 147058-99 | Recompletion | Allen, T. M. | Dec 31, 1981 | Dec 31, 1981 | — | 5,705 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-130261 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 36 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,023 | 4,030 | Perforated |
| 4,775 | 4,785 | Perforated |
| — | 5,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 104 | 10.75 | 90 S |
| 5.5 | 1,519 | 7.875 | 410 S |
| 2.375 | 3,980 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,719 | 7.875 | 410 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 19, 1989 | Mar 31, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 14, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 30, 1974 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-355-30249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-30249 → 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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