TEXAS · WELLS · WEBB COUNTY · MARTIN - VOLZ LEASE · API 42-479-38273 · DISTRICT 04
Martin - Volz #3
Webb County · Martin-Volz (Lobo) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Martin-Volz (Lobo) · Martin-Volz (Wilcox 5800)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Martin - Volz #3 (API 42-479-38273) is a well in Webb County operated by Columbus Energy LLC, completed January 5, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 25, 2002, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The and has since transferred to Columbus Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lobo Unconformity, Lobo 1, Lobo 6.
Its lease has reported 1.13K barrels of oil and 88.3K mcf of gas since January 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Houston Exploration Company, The; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 51
- Phone
- (832) 432-8540
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Columbus Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Columbus Energy, LLCthrough Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Houston Exploration Company, TheNov 25, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 25, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 2003
- completed
- 1.13K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 88.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2003 THROUGH OCT 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 2003
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martin - Volz G-4-193938 | Martin-Volz (Lobo) | Columbus Energy, LLC | 1 | 1.13K | 88.3K | Jan 2003 – Oct 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Martin - Volz
Columbus Energy LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Webb County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Houston Exploration Company, TheMar 2003 → Jun 2007
- 2Forest Oil CorporationJul 2007 → Jun 2010
- 3Columbus Energy, LLCAug 2010 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 525843-99 | Drill | Houston Exploration Company, The | Nov 25, 2002 | Nov 25, 2002 | Dec 7, 2002 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 5, 2003 | Martin - Volz G-4-193938 | Martin-Volz (Lobo) | Columbus Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2012 | 9,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 544 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lobo Unconformity | 7,534 | -6,990 |
| Lobo 1 | 7,900 | -7,356 |
| Lobo 6 | 8,375 | -7,831 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,306 | 8,313 | Perforated |
| 8,471 | 8,481 | Perforated |
| 8,756 | 8,787 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 17.75 | 85 S |
| 9.625 | 834 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 7 | 6,398 | 8.75 | 300 S |
| 3.5 | 8,981 | 6.25 | 400 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 15, 2003 | Apr 3, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2003 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-479-38273 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-479-38273 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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