WELL · 42-055-34545 · DISTRICT 1
Pilcher/Evans #3
Caldwell County · Lytton Springs field · Vertical
Pilcher/Evans #3 (API 42-055-34545) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged January 5, 1994, last operated by D & S Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 19, 1990, permitted to 2,000 ft.
It was permitted by Foster Energy and has since transferred to D & S Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Dale Lime, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 19 barrels of oil and 7 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Foster Energy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lago Vista, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2020 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | D & S Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | D & S Petroleum, Inc.through Oct 1993 |
| Latest permit | Foster EnergySep 19, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 19, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1990
- completed
- 19
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 5, 1994
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pilcher/Evans O-1-12633 | Lytton Springs | D & S Petroleum, Inc. | 2 | 19 | 7 | 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.
- 1D & S Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385142-99 | Drill | Foster Energy | Sep 17, 1990 | Sep 19, 1990 | Jun 18, 1990 | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-12633 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12633 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,540 | 1,564 | Perforated |
| 1,598 | 1,616 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 160 | 11.25 | 70 S |
| 4.5 | 1,818 | 7.875 | 345 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 22, 1991 | Mar 4, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 15, 1990 | Sep 13, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-055-34545 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34545 → 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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