WELL · 42-355-31516 · DISTRICT 4
Talbert #3
Nueces County · Vertical
Talbert #3 (API 42-355-31516) is a permitted well in Nueces County filed by Royal Production Company, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1979 and 1997, permitted to 14,700 ft.
Operator of record
Royal Production Company, Inc.
- Based in
- Corpus Christ, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 235
- Phone
- (361) 888-4792
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Royal Production Company, Inc.through Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Royal Production Company, Inc.Jan 22, 1997 |
- 14,700
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 232K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Talbert G-4-166732 | Corpus Christi, West (9700) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 13.8K | Jan 1998 – Feb 1999 |
| Talbert, L. G. G-4-87296 | Corpus Christi, West (11000) | Royal Production Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 218K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1998 |
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.
- 1Bell, Kelly Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Royal Production Company, Inc.Oct 1995 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457703-97 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jan 23, 1998 | Jan 22, 1997 | May 13, 1997 | 9,700 |
| 457703-98 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jul 18, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | — | 13,500 |
| 457703-99 | Recompletion | Royal Production Company, Inc. | Jan 22, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | — | 13,000 |
| 69905-99 | Drill | Canus Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 16, 1980 | Jan 16, 1980 | Feb 7, 1980 | 12,000 |
| 41020-99 | Drill | Canus Petroleum, Inc. | Jan 17, 1979 | Jan 17, 1979 | — | 14,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-87296 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-166732 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,601 | 9,608 | Perforated |
| 11,026 | 11,082 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,817 | 14.75 | 620 S |
| 7.625 | 10,558 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 7.625 | 10,559 | 9.875 | 550 S |
| 2.875 | 10,972 | — | — |
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 12, 1998 | Feb 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 22, 1980 | — |
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 42-355-31516 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-31516 → 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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