WELL · 42-603-00004 · DISTRICT 4
State Tract 833-S #3
Matgrda IS-SB County · Clear S. (Mio. 8600) field · Vertical
State Tract 833-S #3 (API 42-603-00004) is a plugged well in Matgrda IS-SB County, plugged May 6, 2005, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1983 and 1994, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including 1st Marine, Miocene (undifferentiated), Bolvina Perca, Frio.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enserch Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Enserch Exploration, Incthrough Mar 1997 |
| Latest permit | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 262K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 833-S G-4-157762 | Clear, S. (Mio. 8600) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 232K | Nov 1995 – Jan 2006 |
| State Tract 833-S G-4-106849 | Clear, W. (10,600) | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 0 | 29.9K | Jan 1993 – Nov 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.
- 1Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co.Nov 1994 → Sep 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncNov 1995 → Mar 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429383-97 | Recompletion | Enserch Exploration, Inc | Apr 15, 1996 | Nov 1, 1994 | Aug 17, 1995 | 11,956 |
| 429383-98 | Recompletion | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 26, 1995 | Nov 1, 1994 | — | 11,956 |
| 429383-99 | Recompletion | Dalen Resources Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 24, 1994 | Nov 1, 1994 | — | 11,956 |
| 193623-99 | Other | Corpus Christi Oil & Gas Co. | May 6, 1983 | May 6, 1983 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-106849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-157762 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 74 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 1ST Marine | 6,540 | -6,466 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 7,050 | -6,976 |
| Bolvina Perca | 7,485 | -7,411 |
| Frio | 7,650 | -7,576 |
| Marginucina #2 | 7,820 | -7,746 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,034 | 8,040 | Perforated |
| 10,614 | 10,642 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 178 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,014 | 17.5 | — |
| 9.625 | 7,658 | 12.25 | — |
| 5.5 | 10,317 | 7.625 | — |
| 2.375 | 10,332 | — | — |
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 | Aug 16, 1996 | Feb 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1983 | — |
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 42-603-00004 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-603-00004 → 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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