WELL · 42-505-31908 · DISTRICT 4
Leyendecker G.L. #3
Zapata County · Fandango West field · Vertical
Leyendecker G.L. #3 (API 42-505-31908) is a well in Zapata County operated by Shell Western E&P, completed July 8, 1994.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1994, permitted to 18,500 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 1,756 permits on file · (713) 454-3197
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Comstock Oil & Gas, LPthrough Jul 2011 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Jul 12, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jul 8, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.06M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 8, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leyendecker, G. L. G-4-150897 | Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) | NI Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 5.76M | Jul 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Leyendecker, G.L. G-4-116472 | Fandango (Wilcox, Upper T2-T3) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 300K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2002 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Shell Western E&PMar 2000 → Dec 2007
- 3Comstock Oil & Gas, LPJan 2008 → Jul 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 425771-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Jul 12, 1994 | Jul 12, 1994 | Jun 20, 1994 | 14,220 |
| 249807-99 | Drill | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Aug 27, 1984 | Aug 29, 1984 | Sep 21, 1984 | 18,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-116472 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-150897 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 610 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,005 | 14,030 | Perforated |
| 14,158 | 14,168 | Perforated |
| 14,193 | 14,203 | Perforated |
| 14,968 | 14,989 | Perforated |
| 15,000 | 15,028 | Perforated |
| 15,040 | 15,084 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 1,255 | 20 | 900 S |
| 11.75 | 8,287 | 14.75 | 2,550 S |
| 5.5 | 15,301 | 8.5 | 1,500 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 | Apr 6, 1995 | Feb 6, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1994 | Sep 21, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Oct 26, 1994 | Aug 15, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1985 | May 20, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 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 42-505-31908 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31908 → 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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