WELL · 42-071-31857 · DISTRICT 3
Hepler Clarence #3
Chambers County · Stowell (6500) field · Vertical
Hepler Clarence #3 (API 42-071-31857) is a plugged well in Chambers County, plugged August 25, 2011, last operated by Puls Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1988 and 1990, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Puls, W. L. and has since transferred to Puls Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.3K barrels of oil and 384 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2011.
Operator of record
Permitted by Puls, W. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Boerne, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (281) 381-6001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Puls Operating Company |
| Production reports | Puls Operating Companythrough Mar 2010 |
| Latest permit | Puls, W. L.Apr 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 1990
- completed
- 12.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 384
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 2011
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hepler, Clarence O-3-20675 | Stowell (6500) | Puls Operating Company | 1 | 12.3K | 384 | Jan 1993 – Dec 2011 |
| — G-3-129455 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Puls, W. L.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Puls Operating CompanyJul 2003 → Mar 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371882-99 | Recompletion | Puls, W. L. | Apr 6, 1990 | Apr 9, 1990 | — | 9,600 |
| 342530-99 | Drill | Puls, W. L. | Feb 11, 1988 | Feb 16, 1988 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-129455 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20675 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,631 | 6,634 | Perforated |
| 8,741 | 8,743 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 788 | 12.25 | 171 S |
| 4.5 | 8,949 | 8.5 | 168 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 | Jun 6, 1990 | Apr 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 25, 1989 | Jan 13, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 19, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-071-31857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-071-31857 → 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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