WELL · 42-479-35980 · DISTRICT 4
Pena H. L. #3
Webb County · LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) field · Producing · Vertical
Pena H. L. #3 (API 42-479-35980) is a well in Webb County operated by Arete Operating Company II LLC, completed September 13, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 1996, permitted to 10,200 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Arete Operating Company II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Lobo.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Arete Operating Company II LLC
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · (210) 325-9383
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arete Operating Company II LLC |
| Production reports | Arete Operating Company II, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyJun 27, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 13, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pena, H.L. G-4-148012 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Arete Operating Company II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 657K | Jan 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Pena, H. L. G-4-158861 | LA Perla (Lobo Cons.) | Arete Operating Company II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 964K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,240 · prior 12 1,593(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyFeb 1994 → Mar 1998
- 2Michael Petroleum CorporationApr 1998 → Dec 2001
- 3Calpine Natural Gas CompanyJan 2002 → Apr 2002
- 4Calpine Natural Gas Company L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2002
- 5Calpine Natural Gas L.P.Aug 2002 → Dec 2005
- 6Rosetta Resources Operating LPJan 2006 → Jun 2012
- 7Pinpoint Energy Operating, LLCJul 2012 → Aug 2012
- 8Petropoint Energy Operating, LLCSep 2012 → Jul 2014
- 9White Oak Operating Company LLCAug 2014 → Jul 2020
- 10Arete Operating Company, LLCAug 2020 → Sep 2025
- 11Arete Operating Company II, LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449778-99 | Recompletion | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Jun 27, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | 10,200 |
| 418839-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Dec 1, 1993 | Dec 1, 1993 | Jan 1, 1994 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-148012 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-158861 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 414 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,687 | 7,748 | Perforated |
| 8,656 | 8,691 | Perforated |
| 8,721 | 8,798 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,032 | 12.25 | 385 S |
| 7 | 7,036 | 8.75 | 380 S |
| 2.875 | 8,998 | 6.25 | 330 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 | Nov 15, 1996 | Sep 13, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 1994 | Feb 7, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-479-35980 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-35980 → 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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