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WELL · 42-703-30271 · DISTRICT 3

State Tract 485-L #5

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Matgrda IS-LB County · Matagorda Island Blk. 485-L (Z) field  · Directional

State Tract 485-L #5 (API 42-703-30271) is a well in Matgrda IS-LB County operated by Torch Operating Company, completed December 27, 1994.

The RRC has issued 5 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 1996, permitted to 9,000 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Christ "A", Christ A, Crist "A".

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Torch Operating Company

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 5, 2001 · 234 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleTorch Operating Company
Production reportsAmerican Coastal Energy, Inc.through Apr 2002
Latest permitTorch Operating CompanyMay 2, 1996

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
6
permits on file
May 2, 1996
last permit issued
Dec 27, 1994
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
1.5M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 27, 1994
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 7 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
State Tract 485-L G-3-159763Matagorda Island Blk. 485-L (W)Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.10647KJul 1996 – Jul 2026
State Tract 485-L G-3-159764Matagorda Island Blk. 485-L (V)Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc.100Jul 1996 – Jul 2026
State Tract 485-L G-3-153296Matagorda Island Blk. 485-L (Z)Torch Operating Company10362KDec 1994 – Jul 1996
State Tract 485-L G-3-144789Matagorda Island Block 485-L (B)Torch Operating Company10491KJan 1993 – Dec 1994
State Tract 485-L G-3-136159Matagorda Island BLK 485-L (C-2)Torch Operating Company100Jan 1993 – Jan 1993
— G-3-104641——000—
— G-3-104642——000—

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.

  1. 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1997
  2. 2Aries Operating, LLCAug 1997 → May 1999
  3. 3American Coastal Energy, Inc.Aug 1999 → Apr 2002

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
447747-98RecompletionTorch Operating CompanyMay 10, 1996May 2, 1996Jul 6, 19966,788
447747-99RecompletionTorch Operating CompanyMay 2, 1996May 2, 1996—6,788
430692-99RecompletionTorch Operating CompanyDec 6, 1994Dec 6, 1994Dec 23, 19946,790
409268-99RecompletionTorch Operating CompanyFeb 23, 1993Mar 29, 1993Jan 9, 19936,861
376022-99RecompletionKilroy Company of Texas, Inc.Jul 27, 1990Jul 30, 1990—7,250
154033-99DrillKilroy Company of Texas, Inc.Mar 22, 1982Mar 22, 1982—9,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-3-104641————
—— G-3-104642————
—— G-3-136159————
—— G-3-144789————
—— G-3-153296————
—— G-3-159763————
—— G-3-159764————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 87 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Christ "A"7,010-6,923
Christ A7,010-6,923
Crist "A"7,010-6,923

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,5266,538Perforated
6,5616,567Perforated
6,5906,606Perforated
6,6916,706Perforated
6,7256,742Perforated
6,8196,840Perforated
6,8496,856Perforated
6,9597,205Perforated
7,5437,576Perforated
7,6767,700Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
3031130—
30311——
13.3753,00717.53,000 S
2.8757,519——
2.8757,597——
9.6257,96112.251,485 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 24, 1996Sep 4, 1996Yes
00Sep 24, 1996Aug 2, 1996Yes
00Sep 13, 1996——
00May 1, 1995Feb 23, 1995Yes
00Mar 16, 1995——
00May 20, 1993Mar 4, 1993Yes
00Apr 23, 1993——
00Dec 31, 1990Sep 24, 1990Yes
00Dec 6, 1990——
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 29, 1982—

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.

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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