WELL · 42-505-32492 · DISTRICT 4
Vela Roberto #3
Zapata County · Comitas S. (7850) field · Vertical
Vela Roberto #3 (API 42-505-32492) is a well in Zapata County operated by Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. CO., completed February 6, 1989.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1988, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Crockett, Queen City, Basel Queen City, Wilcox.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.
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 | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Oct 13, 1988 |
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
- Oct 13, 1988
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 1989
- 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, Roberto G-4-130504 | Comitas, S. (Wilcox Consol.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 7.12M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Vela, Roberto G-4-130505 | Comitas, S. (7850) | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 1.75M | Jan 1993 – Feb 1995 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1999
- 2Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jun 2002
- 4Legend Natural Gas, LPJul 2002 → Aug 2004
- 5Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2004 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 352261-99 | Drill | Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co. | Oct 13, 1988 | Oct 13, 1988 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-130504 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-130505 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Crockett | 2,120 | -1,644 |
| Queen City | 2,950 | -2,474 |
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 2,950 | -2,474 |
| Queen CityBASAL QUEEN CITY | 4,430 | -3,954 |
| Basel Queen City | 4,430 | -3,954 |
| WilcoxTOP WILCOX | 6,490 | -6,014 |
| Wilcox | 6,490 | -6,014 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,498 | 7,516 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,636 | Perforated |
| 7,640 | 7,646 | Perforated |
| 7,860 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 7,872 | 7,887 | Perforated |
| 8,090 | 8,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,255 | 17.5 | 925 S |
| 9.625 | 6,000 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 2.875 | 8,548 | 8.5 | 600 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 5, 1998 | May 18, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1994 | Oct 4, 1994 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1989 | Mar 1, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1989 | Mar 1, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-505-32492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-32492 → 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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