WELL · 42-493-31531 · DISTRICT 1
Brinkoeter Ronald #3
Wilson County · LA Vernia field · Vertical
Brinkoeter Ronald #3 (API 42-493-31531) is a plugged well in Wilson County, plugged July 28, 2005, last operated by Caltex Energy CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 1984, permitted to 1,650 ft.
It was permitted by Brinkoeter, Ronald and has since transferred to Caltex Energy CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Navarro.
Its lease has reported 267 barrels of oil and 19 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2006. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brinkoeter, Ronald; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Luling, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2011
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Caltex Energy Co. |
| Production reports | Caltex Energy Co.through Mar 2004 |
| Latest permit | Brinkoeter, RonaldMar 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1985
- completed
- 267
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 19
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 28, 2005
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brinkoeter, Ronald O-1-8452 | LA Vernia | Caltex Energy Co. | 4 | 267 | 19 | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Brinkoeter, RonaldJan 1993 → Jul 2000
- 2J&J OilAug 2000 → Jul 2002
- 3Caltex Energy Co.Mar 2004 → Mar 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232714-99 | Drill | Brinkoeter, Ronald | Mar 16, 1984 | Mar 16, 1984 | — | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-8452 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 534 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 1,585 | -1,051 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,585 | 1,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,675 | 6.75 | 217 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 26, 1985 | Mar 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-493-31531 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-31531 → 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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