WELL · 42-477-30895 · DISTRICT 3
Means B #3H
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Means B #3H (API 42-477-30895) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Mineral Technologies Inc., completed July 8, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2001 and 2003, permitted to 11,777 ft.
It was permitted by Arcturus Operating Company and has since transferred to Mineral Technologies Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arcturus Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 12 permits on file · (432) 557-2346
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mineral Technologies Inc. |
| Production reports | Mineral Technologies, Inc.through Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Arcturus Operating CompanyMar 21, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,777
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Means "B" G-3-186109 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Mineral Technologies, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.38M | Jul 2001 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 17711 Corporation, TheJul 2001 → Oct 2002
- 2Arcturus Operating CompanyNov 2002 → Dec 2004
- 3Mineral Technologies, Inc.Jan 2005 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 529760-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Arcturus Operating Company | Mar 19, 2003 | Mar 21, 2003 | Jun 21, 2002 | 11,777 |
| 507500-97 | Drill | 7711 Corporation, The | Sep 28, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | — | 11,777 |
| 507500-98 | Drill | 7711 Corporation, The | Apr 18, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | — | 11,777 |
| 507500-99 | Drill | 7711 Corporation, The | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 6, 2001 | Apr 9, 2001 | 11,777 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-186109 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,266 | -9,926 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,266 | 12,740 | Open hole |
| 10,266 | 14,171 | Open hole |
| 10,275 | 14,171 | Perforated |
| 10,856 | 13,686 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,840 | 12.25 | 868 S |
| 5.5 | 10,275 | 8.75 | 250 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 18, 2003 | Mar 13, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 2002 | Mar 27, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2002 | Aug 24, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 31, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-477-30895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30895 → 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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