WELL · 42-049-30486 · DISTRICT 7
Kilgore E. #3
Brown County · Jett (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Kilgore E. #3 (API 42-049-30486) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged October 9, 2023, last operated by S & J Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1997, permitted to 3,425 ft.
It was permitted by Rocker A Operating Company and has since transferred to S & J Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Blake Sand, Gardner Sand, Caddo.
Its 2 leases have reported 20.5K barrels of oil and 58.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rocker a Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 1993 · 564 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | S & J Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Quest Emg, Inc.through Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Rocker a Operating CompanyMar 11, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,425
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 20.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2023
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kilgore, E. O-8-291 | Blake (Caddo) | Quest Emg, Inc. | 5 | 9.04K | 5.28K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Kilgore, E.P. K-100 O-8-28136 | Brown County Regular | Quest Emg, Inc. | 4 | 11.5K | 53.5K | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Prentice Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1994
- 2Rocker a Operating CompanyOct 1994 → Sep 1999
- 3Premiere Consolidated O&G LLCOct 1999 → Jul 2002
- 4Quest Emg, Inc.Oct 2006 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 459774-99 | Recompletion | Rocker a Operating Company | Mar 11, 1997 | Mar 11, 1997 | Mar 18, 1997 | 1,200 |
| 120522-99 | Recompletion | S & J Operating Co. | Jun 5, 1981 | Jun 5, 1981 | — | 3,425 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-291 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28136 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,520 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Blake Sand | 1,091 | 429 |
| Gardner Sand | 1,448 | 72 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 2,068 | -548 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,180 | 1,200 | Perforated |
| 1,952 | 2,100 | Perforated |
| 2,083 | 2,103 | Perforated |
| 3,337 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 88.625 | 108 | 12.25 | 70 S |
| 8.625 | 108 | 10.75 | 70 S |
| 8.625 | 108 | 12.25 | 70 S |
| 2.375 | 2,080 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,324 | 7.875 | 430 S |
| 4.5 | 3,424 | 7.875 | 430 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 | May 7, 1997 | Apr 2, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1997 | Jun 18, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 1996 | Jun 18, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1986 | Dec 31, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 16, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 1, 1975 | — |
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 42-049-30486 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-30486 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 72.4K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 182K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 1997
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000082798 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Oct 12, 2023 | 500 | 950 | 1,950–2,060 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 72,355 · prior 12 110,105(-34%)
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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