TEXAS · WELLS · SCHLEICHER COUNTY · WEST "46" LEASE · API 42-413-31697 · DISTRICT 6E
West 46 #3
Schleicher County · Velrex (Henderson Upper) field · Vertical
West 46 #3 (API 42-413-31697) is a plugged well in Schleicher County, plugged May 13, 1996, last operated by Swift Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 28, 1988, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by Questa Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Swift Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Henderson.
Operator of record
Permitted by Questa Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2005
- Permits on file
- 719
- Phone
- (281) 874-2835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Companythrough Mar 1996 |
| Latest permit | Questa Oil & Gas Co.Dec 28, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 1988
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.31K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 13, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West "46" G-9-132866 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 4.31K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1996 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 354674-99 | Drill | Questa Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 27, 1988 | Dec 28, 1988 | — | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 15, 1989 | West 46 G-9-132866 | Velrex (Henderson Upper) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,315 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 1,650 | 665 |
| SpraberrySPRAYBERRY | 2,686 | -371 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,052 | -1,737 |
| Henderson | 5,842 | -3,527 |
| Canyon | 6,062 | -3,747 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,882 | 5,898 | Perforated |
| 5,921 | 5,928 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 703 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 6,094 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Apr 25, 1990 | Dec 15, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-413-31697 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-31697 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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