WELL · 42-409-31447 · DISTRICT 4
Roots W.L. #3
San Patricio County · Taft East (5180) field · Vertical
Roots W.L. #3 (API 42-409-31447) is a well in San Patricio County operated by Green Charles M., completed November 26, 1980.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1985, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Greta, Frio.
Its lease has reported 17.5K barrels of oil and 20 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 15, 1988 · 6 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Green Charles M. |
| Production reports | Fox, Hewitt B., Inc.through May 2010 |
| Latest permit | Green, Charles M.Dec 30, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1985
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 1980
- completed
- 17.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 1980
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roots, W. L. O-4-9199 | Plymouth, East | Welderxp Ltd. | 2 | 17.5K | 20 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Fox, Hewitt B., Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 295768-99 | Recompletion | Green, Charles M. | Dec 11, 1985 | Dec 30, 1985 | — | 5,150 |
| 90450-99 | Drill | Green, Charles M. | Aug 21, 1980 | Aug 21, 1980 | Aug 30, 1980 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9199 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 43 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,789 | 4,796 | Perforated |
| 5,075 | 5,079 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 519 | 12.5 | 225 S |
| 2.375 | 5,050 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,155 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Jun 26, 1986 | Jun 17, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 16, 1981 | — |
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 42-409-31447 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-409-31447 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000118264 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 7,500 | 600 | 4,750–5,400 |
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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