WELL · 42-479-34348 · DISTRICT 1
Gates Ranch B-1996 #3
Webb County · Catarina SW. (San Miguel-Gas) field · Vertical
Gates Ranch B-1996 #3 (API 42-479-34348) is a plugged well in Webb County, plugged January 18, 2006, last operated by Blackbrush O & G Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 7, 1986, permitted to 6,250 ft.
It was permitted by Petro-Lewis Corporation and has since transferred to Blackbrush O & G Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Olmos, San Miguel.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petro-Lewis Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 236 permits on file · (210) 495-5577
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Blackbrush O & G Inc. |
| Production reports | Kerns O & G, Inc.through Jul 2003 |
| Latest permit | Petro-Lewis CorporationMar 7, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 7, 1986
- last permit issued
- Sep 27, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 27, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gates Ranch B-1996 G-1-122706 | Catarina, SW. (San Miguel-Gas) | Blackbrush O & G, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 105K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2006 |
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.
- 1Kerns O & G, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299215-99 | Drill | Petro-Lewis Corporation | Mar 7, 1986 | Mar 7, 1986 | — | 6,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-122706 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 658 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| OlmosOLMOS N2 | 4,956 | -4,298 |
| OlmosOLMOS N4 | 5,220 | -4,562 |
| San Miguel | 5,655 | -4,997 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,655 | 5,668 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2,988 | 9.875 | 911 S |
| 2.875 | 5,907 | 6.25 | 470 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 | Jul 14, 1989 | Mar 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1986 | Nov 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-479-34348 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-34348 → 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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