WELL · 42-131-38196 · DISTRICT 4
Looney C. R. et AL #3
Duval County · Starr Brite W. (5380) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Looney C. R. ET AL #3 (API 42-131-38196) is a well in Duval County operated by Black Gold Operating CO LLC, completed July 27, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 5, 1997, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Hunter Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Black Gold Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Hockley, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hunter Petroleum Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plntersville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 3 permits on file · (832) 646-5891
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Black Gold Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | Hunter Petroleum Inc.through Nov 2007 |
| Latest permit | Hunter Petroleum Inc.Jun 5, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Looney, C. R. et AL G-4-163848 | Starr Brite, W. (5380) | Black Gold Operating Co, LLC | 1 | 0 | 174K | Jul 1997 – 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.
- 1Hunter Petroleum Inc.Jul 1997 → Nov 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463148-98 | Drill | Hunter Petroleum Inc. | Jul 24, 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 | Jul 24, 1997 | 6,100 |
| 463148-99 | Drill | Inland Ocean, Inc. | Jun 2, 1997 | Jun 5, 1997 | — | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-163848 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 343 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,218 | 5,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,035 | — | — |
| 7.625 | 7,345 | — | — |
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 15, 1997 | Jul 31, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-131-38196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-131-38196 → 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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