WELL · 42-055-00166 · DISTRICT 1
Dinges W. E. #3
Caldwell County · Buchanan field · Vertical
Dinges W. E. #3 (API 42-055-00166) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged August 22, 1986, last operated by Austin Operating LLC..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1986, permitted to 2,170 ft.
It was permitted by Rodenberg, Laura Oil CO, Inc. and has since transferred to Austin Operating LLC. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Shell With Sand Streaks, Serpentine.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Chicago, IL · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Austin Operating LLC. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co, Inc.Jan 21, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,170
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1985
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 22, 1986
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297388-99 | Drill | Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co, Inc. | Jan 21, 1986 | Jan 21, 1986 | — | 2,170 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Shell With Sand Streaks | 1 |
| Serpentine | 2,100 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,100 | 2,170 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 2,100 | 8.875 | — |
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 | Aug 4, 1986 | Jan 22, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-055-00166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-00166 → 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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