WELL · 42-055-34078 · DISTRICT 1
Alexander B #3
Caldwell County · Plum Creek N. (Dale Lime) field · Vertical
Alexander B #3 (API 42-055-34078) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged September 25, 2020, last operated by Higher Standard Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 30, 1986, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by Central Texas Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Wills Point, Kincaid, Navarro, Taylor.
Its lease has reported 2.56K barrels of oil and 39 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Higher Standard Oil Company Inc.
Permitted by Central Texas Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 11 permits on file · (469) 317-3456
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Higher Standard Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.through May 2014 |
| Latest permit | Central Texas Exploration, Inc.Jan 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jan 31, 1986
- completed
- 2.56K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 31, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 25, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander "B" O-1-11349 | Plum Creek, N. (Dale Lime) | Higher Standard Oil Company,inc. | 1 | 2.56K | 39 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1R & S Oil Production Co.Dec 1993 → May 1997
- 2Lif-Tex Oil Recovery, Inc.Jun 1997 → Oct 1997
- 3Austin Operating, LLC.Jan 1998 → Jul 1998
- 4United Operating, LLCJan 2011 → Dec 2011
- 5Higher Standard Oil Company,inc.May 2012 → May 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297102-99 | Drill | Central Texas Exploration, Inc. | Jan 27, 1986 | Jan 30, 1986 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 446 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wills Point | 1 | 445 |
| Kincaid | 110 | 336 |
| Navarro | 290 | 156 |
| Taylor | 790 | -344 |
| Dale Lime | 1,490 | -1,044 |
| Serpentine | 1,535 | -1,089 |
| Austin Chalk | 1,625 | -1,179 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 1,795 | -1,349 |
| Buda | 1,810 | -1,364 |
| Del Rio | 1,865 | -1,419 |
| Georgetown | 1,910 | -1,464 |
| Edward Lime | 1,950 | -1,504 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,500 | 1,512 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,940 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Feb 25, 1986 | Feb 1, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 20, 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 42-055-34078 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34078 → 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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