WELL · 42-409-03276 · DISTRICT 4
Solar-Ficke #3
San Patricio County · White Point East (2870 Sand) field · Vertical
Solar-Ficke #3 (API 42-409-03276) is a plugged well in San Patricio County, plugged August 21, 2009, last operated by American Shoreline Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1992, permitted to 5,677 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to American Shoreline Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, 4900' Oil Sand, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 153 permits on file · (361) 844-6729
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Shoreline Inc. |
| Production reports | American Shoreline, Inc.through Jul 2005 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyJan 21, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,677
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1992
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2009
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Solar-Ficke O-4-3326 | White Point, East | American Shoreline, Inc. | 4 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2012 |
| Solar-Ficke G-4-141205 | White Point, East (2870 Sand) | American Shoreline, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 116K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2009 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 2000
- 2American Shoreline, Inc.Oct 2000 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 395127-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Dec 16, 1991 | Jan 21, 1992 | Mar 13, 1992 | 5,677 |
| 201393-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Jul 13, 1983 | Jul 13, 1983 | — | 5,677 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-141205 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-3326 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 57 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1 | 56 |
| Anahuac | 4,450 | -4,393 |
| 4900' Oil Sand | 4,922 | -4,865 |
| Frio | 5,150 | -5,093 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,871 | 2,881 | Perforated |
| 4,922 | 4,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,354 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 1,354 | — | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 5,677 | 7.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 5,677 | 8.625 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 5,677 | — | — |
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 | Jun 8, 1992 | Apr 7, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 24, 1984 | Dec 1, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 1, 1983 | — |
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 42-409-03276 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-03276 → 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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