WELL · 42-047-30196 · DISTRICT 4
Cage R.G. -J- #3
Brooks County · Cage Ranch (8000 Vicksburg Up.) field · Vertical
Cage R.G. -J- #3 (API 42-047-30196) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged October 28, 1993, last operated by Mccormick Oil & Gas Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1981, permitted to 8,299 ft.
It was permitted by Mccormick Operating Company and has since transferred to Mccormick Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCormick Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 14, 1982 · 109 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McCormick Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | McCormick Operating CompanyMar 13, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,299
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 13, 1981
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 28, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cage, R. G. -J- O-4-9760 | Cage Ranch (Vxbg. 7932) | Snyder Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 112233-99 | Recompletion | McCormick Operating Company | Mar 13, 1981 | Mar 13, 1981 | — | 8,299 |
| 51692-99 | Recompletion | McCormick Oil & Gas Corp. | Jun 27, 1979 | Jun 27, 1979 | — | 8,030 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-9760 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,932 | 7,938 | Perforated |
| 7,986 | 7,993 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,972 | 12.25 | — |
| 2.375 | 7,887 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,299 | 7.875 | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 11, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 13, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 25, 1974 | — |
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 42-047-30196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-30196 → 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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