TEXAS · WELLS · SAN AUGUSTINE COUNTY · ARCO FEE UNIT LEASE · API 42-405-30159 · DISTRICT 06
Arco Fee Unit #3
San Augustine County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Arco Fee Unit #3 (API 42-405-30159) is a plugged horizontal well in San Augustine County, plugged January 26, 2004, last operated by L.C.S. Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 5, 1994, permitted to 8,502 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to L.C.S. Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Saratoga, Ozan, Taylor.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,707
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | L.C.S. Production Company |
| Production reports | Eclipse Oil & Gas, Inc.through Sep 2000 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerApr 5, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,502
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 5, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.93M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1994 THROUGH Jan 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 26, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Fee Unit G-6-151014 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | L.C.S. Production Company | 1 | 0 | 1.93M | Jun 1994 – Jan 2004 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 1994 → Oct 1996
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyNov 1996 → Aug 1997
- 3Eclipse Oil & Gas, Inc.May 1999 → Sep 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422721-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 5, 1994 | Apr 5, 1994 | Apr 22, 1994 | 8,502 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 13, 1994 | Arco Fee Unit G-6-151014 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | L.C.S. Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 182 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,690 | -5,508 |
| Saratoga | 6,800 | -6,618 |
| Ozan | 7,338 | -7,156 |
| Taylor | 7,528 | -7,346 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,796 | -7,614 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 8,145 | -7,963 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,145 | 10,845 | Perforated |
| 8,145 | 11,960 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,295 | 13.5 | 1,185 S |
| 7.625 | 7,845 | 9.875 | 600 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 | Oct 5, 1994 | Jun 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-405-30159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30159 → 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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