WELL · 42-505-32197 · DISTRICT 4
Vela - Smith Gas Unit #3
Zapata County · Roleta (8150) field · Vertical
Vela - Smith Gas Unit #3 (API 42-505-32197) is a well in Zapata County operated by Bridge Oil Production CO. Inc., completed August 31, 1986.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1986 and 1992, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Bridge Oil Production Co. Inc.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 1993 · 97 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bridge Oil Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Dec 31, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 31, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 341K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 31, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vela "B" G-4-144655 | Roleta (7483) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 341K | Mar 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela - Smith Gas Unit G-4-122032 | Roleta (8150) | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Mar 1993 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,275 · prior 12 4,542(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc.Mar 1993 → Jun 1993
- 2Bridge Oil Company, L. P.Jul 1993 → Sep 1994
- 3Parker & Parsley Development L.POct 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Parker & Parsley Producing L.P.Feb 1995 → Oct 1997
- 5Pioneer Resources Producing, L.PNov 1997 → Jun 1999
- 6Prize Operating CompanyJul 1999 → Mar 2002
- 7Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Apr 2002 → Nov 2002
- 8Peoples Energy Prod.-TX, L.P.Dec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 9Coronado Energy E&P Company, LLCSep 2008 → Dec 2010
- 10EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Jan 2011 → Jul 2012
- 11EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Oct 2013
- 12Cantera Operating, LLCNov 2013 → Nov 2017
- 13Merit Energy CompanyDec 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407713-98 | Recompletion | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc. | Mar 29, 1993 | Dec 31, 1992 | — | 7,825 |
| 407713-99 | Recompletion | Bridge Oil Production Co., Inc. | Dec 28, 1992 | Dec 31, 1992 | Jan 4, 1993 | 7,825 |
| 302069-99 | Drill | TXO Production Corp. | Jul 10, 1986 | May 13, 1986 | Jul 15, 1986 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-122032 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-144655 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,394 | 7,398 | Perforated |
| 7,401 | 7,420 | Perforated |
| 7,454 | 7,482 | Perforated |
| 7,492 | 7,496 | Perforated |
| 8,449 | 8,460 | Perforated |
| 8,498 | 8,512 | Perforated |
| 9,225 | 9,242 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,046 | 17.5 | 888 S |
| 9.625 | 7,250 | 12.25 | 895 S |
| 7 | 8,175 | 8.5 | 260 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 30, 1993 | Mar 30, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 16, 1988 | May 4, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1986 | Sep 11, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 17, 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 42-505-32197 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32197 → 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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