WELL · 42-105-38255 · DISTRICT 7
Powell 56 #3
Crockett County · World East (Strawn) field · Vertical
Powell 56 #3 (API 42-105-38255) is a plugged well in Crockett County, plugged February 24, 2014, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 22, 1999, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Strawn, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 292K barrels of oil and 3.91M mcf of gas since November 1998, last reporting in February 2016. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Enron Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Jun 2015 |
| Latest permit | Enron Oil & Gas CompanyMar 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 1999
- completed
- 292K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.91M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1998 THROUGH Feb 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2014
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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell "56" O-9-14904 | World, East (Strawn) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 5 | 220K | 3.41M | Aug 1999 – Feb 2016 |
| Powell "56" O-9-14849 | M. P. I. (Ellenburger) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 3 | 71.4K | 499K | Nov 1998 – Feb 2000 |
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.
- 1Enron Oil & Gas CompanyNov 1998 → Sep 1999
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jun 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483372-98 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | May 19, 1999 | Mar 22, 1999 | May 25, 1999 | 8,500 |
| 483372-99 | Drill | Enron Oil & Gas Company | Mar 18, 1999 | Mar 22, 1999 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14904 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,726 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dean | 6,156 | -3,430 |
| Strawn | 8,058 | -5,332 |
| Ellenburger | 8,138 | -5,412 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,063 | 8,080 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 895 | 14.75 | 525 S |
| 8.625 | 3,190 | 11 | 925 S |
| 5.5 | 8,350 | 7.875 | 381 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 | Sep 27, 1999 | Jul 2, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 1999 | Jul 2, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-105-38255 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-38255 → 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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