WELL · 42-505-32130 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Luis Jr. #3
Zapata County · Comitas (3200) field · Vertical
Vela Luis JR. #3 (API 42-505-32130) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged February 14, 1990, last operated by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 4, 1985, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pennzoil Producing CO. and has since transferred to Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Crockett, Queen City, 3200.
Operator of record
Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.
Permitted by Pennzoil Producing Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Carthage, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 22, 2001 · 1,023 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Producing Co.Oct 4, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 4, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 2, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 2, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 14, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-4-120750 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 286728-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Producing Co. | Oct 3, 1985 | Oct 4, 1985 | Nov 20, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-120750 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 439 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 2,330 | -1,891 |
| Queen City | 3,140 | -2,701 |
| 3200 | 3,200 | -2,761 |
| Queen CityBASAL QUEEN CITY | 4,660 | -4,221 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,200 | 3,286 | Perforated |
| 3,205 | 3,291 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,185 | 14.75 | 825 S |
| 7.625 | 6,100 | 9.875 | 650 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 | May 20, 1986 | Apr 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 19, 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 42-505-32130 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32130 → 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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