WELL · 42-133-36862 · DISTRICT 7
Sowders J. #3
Eastland County · I.L. & M. (Congl.) field · Vertical
Sowders J. #3 (API 42-133-36862) is a well in Eastland County operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc., completed May 21, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 1986, permitted to 3,315 ft.
It was permitted by Richey & Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, Ranger Sand.
Its 4 leases have reported 1.73K barrels of oil and 60.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Richey & Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 136 permits on file · (800) 800-2908
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Bacon Energythrough Aug 2020 |
| Latest permit | Richey & Company, Inc.Apr 3, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,315
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 21, 1986
- completed
- 1.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 21, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowders O-8-27126 | I.L. & M. (Congl.) | Bacon Energy | 2 | 1.73K | 57.7K | Mar 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Sowders, J. O-8-27492 | I.L. & M. (Congl.) | Bacon Energy | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 1995 – Feb 2001 |
| Sowders, J G-8-135279 | I.L. & M. (Congl.) | Bacon Energy | 1 | 0 | 2.85K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1995 |
| — O-8-23730 | — | — | 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.
- 1Bacon EnergyNov 1993 → Aug 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300621-99 | Drill | Richey & Company, Inc. | May 28, 1986 | Apr 3, 1986 | — | 3,315 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-135279 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-23730 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27126 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27492 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,436 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,152 | 3,158 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 224 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 225 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 3,314 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 3,315 | — | 350 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 10, 2001 | Feb 20, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1986 | May 27, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-133-36862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-36862 → 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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