WELL · 42-427-33546 · DISTRICT 4
3 M South #1
Starr County · Arroyo Grande (Queen City) field · Vertical
3 M South #1 (API 42-427-33546) is a well in Starr County operated by Newgulf Petroleum LLC, completed January 16, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 2002, permitted to 4,450 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Crockett, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
Its 2 leases have reported 20.5K barrels of oil and 233K mcf of gas since January 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2017 · 58 permits on file · (210) 260-8269
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Newgulf Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Starr Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Newgulf Petroleum, LLCOct 17, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2003
- completed
- 20.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 233K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2003
- 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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 M South O-4-13680 | Arroyo Grande (Queen City) | Starr Operating, LLC | 1 | 20.5K | 11.5K | Jul 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| 3 M South G-4-193129 | Arroyo Grande (Queen City) | Newgulf Petroleum, LLC | 1 | 0 | 222K | Jan 2003 – Mar 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,580 · prior 12 1,441(+10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Newgulf Petroleum, LLCJan 2003 → Sep 2017
- 2Starr Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524711-99 | Drill | Newgulf Petroleum, LLC | Oct 17, 2002 | Oct 17, 2002 | Nov 26, 2002 | 4,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-193129 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13680 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 364 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 1,850 | -1,486 |
| Cook Mountain | 2,900 | -2,536 |
| Queen City | 4,040 | -3,676 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,042 | 4,050 | Perforated |
| 4,090 | 4,100 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 105 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 8.625 | 1,005 | 12.25 | 445 S |
| 4.5 | 4,373 | 7.875 | 610 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 15, 2012 | Sep 22, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Apr 2, 2003 | Feb 20, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 10, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-427-33546 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33546 → 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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