WELL · 42-469-31072 · DISTRICT 2
Norton-Musselman Gas Unit #3
Victoria County · Salem (2500) field · Vertical
Norton-Musselman Gas Unit #3 (API 42-469-31072) is a plugged well in Victoria County, plugged October 13, 2014, last operated by Hng Oil Company.
The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits between 1977 and 1995, permitted to 3,150 ft.
It was permitted by Victoria Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Hng Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Catahoula, Td In Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Victoria Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 13, 1987 · 1,121 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HNG Oil Company |
| Production reports | North Shore Energy, L.L.C.through Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Victoria Operating, Inc.May 24, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,150
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- May 24, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 13, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norton Musselman Gas Unit G-2-154187 | Salem (1750) | North Shore Energy, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 26.6K | Dec 1994 – Oct 2014 |
| Norton-Musselman Gas Unit G-2-127585 | Salem (2000) | Victoria Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 22.3K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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.
- 1Victoria Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2002
- 2North Shore Energy, L.L.C.Apr 2002 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433558-99 | Recompletion | Victoria Operating, Inc. | Mar 6, 1995 | May 24, 1995 | Dec 14, 1994 | 1,825 |
| 343680-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 9, 1988 | Apr 7, 1988 | — | 2,150 |
| 339745-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 7, 1987 | Jan 4, 1988 | — | 2,250 |
| 227730-99 | Recompletion | HNG Oil Company | Dec 5, 1983 | Jan 23, 1984 | — | 2,400 |
| 97948-99 | Recompletion | HNG Oil Company | Sep 22, 1980 | Sep 22, 1980 | — | 2,400 |
| 4497-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Jul 28, 1977 | Jul 28, 1977 | — | 3,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-127585 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-154187 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 112 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CatahoulaTOP CATAHOULA | 2,650 | -2,538 |
| TD in Frio | 3,006 | -2,894 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,712 | 1,720 | Perforated |
| 1,994 | 1,998 | Perforated |
| 2,005 | 2,008 | Perforated |
| 2,124 | 2,128 | Perforated |
| 2,229 | 2,234 | Perforated |
| 2,306 | 2,314 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 1.5 | 2,223 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 2,635 | 7.875 | 767 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 | Dec 7, 1995 | Mar 6, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1989 | Apr 4, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1988 | May 26, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1988 | Feb 8, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1984 | May 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1984 | May 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 29, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 13, 1977 | — |
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 42-469-31072 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-469-31072 → 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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