WELL · 42-025-31275 · DISTRICT 2
Dougherty Estate #3
Bee County · Tuleta West (3300) field · Vertical
Dougherty Estate #3 (API 42-025-31275) is a plugged well in Bee County, plugged May 4, 2009, last operated by Staples James W. Prod. CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 2002, permitted to 3,800 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Upper Hockley, Middle Hockley, Lower Hockley.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.6K barrels of oil and 13.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2012. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Tuleta, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 54 permits on file · (361) 362-7423
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Staples James W. Prod. Co. |
| Production reports | Staples, James W. Prod. Co.through Mar 2005 |
| Latest permit | Staples, James W. Prod. Co.Feb 22, 2002 |
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 2002
- completed
- 12.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 4, 2009
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dougherty Estate O-2-5799 | San Domingo, S. (Hockley) | Staples, James W. Prod. Co. | 4 | 12.6K | 273 | Jan 1993 – Sep 2012 |
| Dougherty Estate G-2-190871 | Tuleta, West (3300) | Staples, James W. Prod. Co. | 1 | 0 | 13.1K | Jun 2002 – May 2009 |
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.
- 1Staples, James W. Prod. Co.Jan 1993 → Mar 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517789-99 | Recompletion | Staples, James W. Prod. Co. | Feb 21, 2002 | Feb 22, 2002 | May 13, 2002 | 3,665 |
| 74361-99 | Drill | Staples, James W. Prod. Co. | Mar 6, 1980 | Mar 6, 1980 | — | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-190871 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-5799 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 349 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Vicksburg | 2,850 | -2,501 |
| Upper Hockley | 3,150 | -2,801 |
| Middle Hockley | 3,300 | -2,951 |
| Lower Hockley | 3,500 | -3,151 |
| Pettus | 4,000 | -3,651 |
| Slick SD | 6,900 | -6,551 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,340 | 3,343 | Perforated |
| 3,522 | 3,525 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 162 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 2.375 | 3,465 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,665 | 6.75 | 400 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 | Oct 31, 2002 | Jul 12, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-025-31275 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-31275 → 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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