WELL · 42-105-33488 · DISTRICT 7
Hoover Estate 3A #1A
Crockett County · American (Spraberry D) field · Vertical
Hoover Estate 3a #1A (API 42-105-33488) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged January 30, 1998, last operated by Primal Energy Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration CO. - Midland and has since transferred to Primal Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Co. - Midland; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 59 permits on file · (832) 289-2233
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Primal Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Co. - Midlandthrough Jul 1995 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Co. - MidlandAug 25, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 30, 1998
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoover Estate "3A" O-9-13871 | American (Spraberry D) | Primal Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1995 – Mar 1998 |
| Hoover Estate "3A" G-9-94855 | American (Canyon) | Sonat Exploration Co. - Midland | 1 | 0 | 12K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
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.
- 1Canyon Co., TheJan 1993 → Aug 1994
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerSep 1994 → Nov 1994
- 3Sonat Exploration Co. - MidlandDec 1994 → Jul 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439328-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Co. - Midland | Aug 25, 1995 | Aug 25, 1995 | Jul 11, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 122877-99 | Drill | Canyon Co., The | Jun 16, 1981 | Jun 16, 1981 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-94855 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13871 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,057 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 756 | 1,301 |
| SpraberrySPRABERRY D | 4,113 | -2,056 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 5,160 | -3,103 |
| CanyonTOP OF CANYON | 6,625 | -4,568 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,113 | 4,122 | Perforated |
| 6,538 | 6,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,211 | 11 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 6,814 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,133 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Nov 16, 1995 | Aug 31, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 27, 1981 | — |
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 42-105-33488 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-33488 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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