WELL · 42-427-00387 · DISTRICT 4
Villarreal #3
Starr County · Kelsey (Frio Consol.) field · Vertical
Villarreal #3 (API 42-427-00387) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged December 6, 2001, last operated by Pitco Investments Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1984, permitted to 6,445 ft.
It was permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Pitco Investments Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cabot Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Scottsdale, AZ
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 7, 2012
- Permits on file
- 22
- Phone
- (480) 368-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pitco Investments Ltd. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Cabot Petroleum CorporationNov 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,445
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 6, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Villarreal G-4-114330 | Kelsey (Frio Consol.) | Pitco Investments, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2001 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 258742-99 | Recompletion | Cabot Petroleum Corporation | Jul 11, 1984 | Nov 27, 1984 | — | 6,445 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-114330 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 280 | -37 |
| FrioUPPER FRIO | 3,420 | -3,177 |
| FrioMIDDLE FRIO | 4,800 | -4,557 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,720 | 5,730 | Perforated |
| — | 6,430 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,500 | 15 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 6,437 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Feb 4, 1985 | Sep 5, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1985 | Jul 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-427-00387 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-00387 → 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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