WELL · 42-703-30393 · DISTRICT 3
Texas Gulf 57686 #15
Matgrda IS-LB County · Wildcat field · Directional
Texas Gulf 57686 #15 (API 42-703-30393) is a well in Matgrda IS-LB County operated by Bellwether Exploration Company, completed March 28, 2000.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Ma50, Ma55, Ma60, Ma40.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Bellwether Exploration Company
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 11, 2002 · 61 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bellwether Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Chroma Operating, Inc.through Oct 2006 |
| Latest permit | Bellwether Exploration CompanyApr 13, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 13, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 28, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 28, 2000
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas Gulf 57686 G-3-179923 | Cove (MA Zone) | Black Elk Energy Offshore OP LLC | 1 | 0 | 347K | Jul 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Texas Gulf 57686 G-3-180367 | Cove (50 Series MA) | Black Elk Energy Offshore OP LLC | 1 | 0 | 764K | Jul 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Texas Gulf 57686 G-3-177686 | Wildcat | Bellwether Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2000 – Jul 2000 |
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.
- 1Bellwether Exploration CompanyJul 2000 → Mar 2001
- 2Rsec II, LLCApr 2001 → Sep 2002
- 3American Coastal Energy, Inc.Oct 2002 → Jan 2005
- 4Chroma Operating, Inc.Feb 2006 → Oct 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494078-99 | Recompletion | Bellwether Exploration Company | Apr 13, 2000 | Apr 13, 2000 | Mar 1, 2000 | 7,340 |
| 489815-98 | Drill | Bellwether Exploration Company | Jul 13, 2000 | Dec 21, 1999 | — | 7,340 |
| 489815-99 | Drill | Bellwether Exploration Company | Nov 24, 1999 | Dec 21, 1999 | Mar 1, 2000 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-177686 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-179923 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-180367 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| MA50 | 2,674 |
| MA55 | 2,760 |
| MA60 | 3,063 |
| MA40 | 7,235 |
| MA57 | 7,556 |
| MA71 | 7,874 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,674 | 2,680 | Perforated |
| 3,054 | 3,069 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 346 | — | — |
| 20 | 1,002 | 26 | 1,213 S |
| 13.375 | 4,028 | 17.5 | 2,077 S |
| 9.625 | 7,442 | 12.25 | 1,300 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 | Mar 17, 2001 | Oct 6, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2001 | Oct 6, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2000 | Apr 19, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 19, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-703-30393 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-703-30393 → 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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