TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · SALINAS "A" LEASE · API 42-505-33392 · DISTRICT 04
Salinas A #3
Zapata County · Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Salinas A #3 (API 42-505-33392) is a well in Zapata County operated by Beehive Operating LLC, completed January 16, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 26, 1996, permitted to 8,878 ft.
It was permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Beehive Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Recklaw, Carrizo, L1 Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Transtexas Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 4, 2025
- Phone
- (940) 549-0131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beehive Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Beehive Operating, LLCthrough Oct 2021 |
| Latest permit | Transtexas Gas CorporationJan 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,878
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1997
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2021
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salinas "A" G-4-164047 | Bob West, North (L-1,L-2,L-3) | Beehive Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.18M | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Transtexas Gas CorporationJan 1997 → Oct 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2001 → Jul 2006
- 3El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Feb 2008
- 4Smith Production Inc.Mar 2008 → Apr 2008
- 5Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.May 2008 → Nov 2012
- 6Beehive Operating, LLCJun 2019 → Oct 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444171-98 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Sep 16, 1996 | Jan 26, 1996 | Oct 19, 1996 | 13,000 |
| 444171-99 | Drill | Transtexas Gas Corporation | Jan 26, 1996 | Jan 26, 1996 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 1997 | Salinas A G-4-164047 | Bob West North (L-1 L-2 L-3) | Beehive Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2021 | 8,878 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 319 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Recklaw | 3,730 | -3,411 |
| Carrizo | 5,150 | -4,831 |
| L1 Sand | 8,530 | -8,211 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,242 | 8,226 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 743 | 12.25 | 348 S |
| 7 | 6,805 | 8.75 | 422 S |
| 4.5 | 8,880 | 6.125 | 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 | Sep 16, 1997 | Feb 5, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-505-33392 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-33392 → 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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