WELL · 42-055-33488 · DISTRICT 1
Joe H. Bunch AB #3
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Shut IN · Vertical
Joe H. Bunch AB #3 (API 42-055-33488) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Petroleum Recovery Systems L.C., completed January 5, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 9, 1983, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Kententex Energy Group and has since transferred to Petroleum Recovery Systems L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 25.9K barrels of oil and 964 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Petroleum Recovery Systems L.C.
Permitted by Kententex Energy Group; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (512) 423-0818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petroleum Recovery Systems L.C. |
| Production reports | Petroleum Recovery Systems, L.C.through Nov 2025 |
| Latest permit | Kententex Energy GroupDec 9, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1983
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1984
- completed
- 25.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 964
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe H. Bunch "AB" O-1-9083 | Luling-Branyon | Petroleum Recovery Systems, L.C. | 8 | 25.9K | 964 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 61 · prior 12 60(+2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Kententex Energy GroupJan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Wagley International US Inc.Mar 1994 → Nov 1994
- 3Cole, Frank W EngineeringJan 1995 → Jul 1995
- 4E-P Oil Co. Inc.Dec 1995 → Jul 1998
- 5E & W Oil, Inc.Sep 2000 → Jan 2020
- 6Petroleum Recovery Systems, L.C.Jul 2024 → Nov 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 225689-99 | Drill | Kententex Energy Group | Dec 9, 1983 | Dec 9, 1983 | — | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 474 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chalk | 1,930 | -1,456 |
| Eagle Ford | 2,195 | -1,721 |
| Buda | 2,205 | -1,731 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,942 | 2,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,226 | 7.25 | 390 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 | Apr 12, 1984 | Mar 19, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1984 | Mar 19, 1984 | — |
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 42-055-33488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-33488 → 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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