WELL · 42-133-36965 · DISTRICT 7
Snow-Stephenson #3
Eastland County · Snow (Duffer) field · Vertical
Snow-Stephenson #3 (API 42-133-36965) is a plugged well in Eastland County, plugged January 13, 2005, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1986, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Snow Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Ranger, Top Ranger.
Its 3 leases have reported 11 barrels of oil and 58.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2005. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Snow Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2024 · (325) 665-4407
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Mehaffey Investments, Inc.through Aug 2004 |
| Latest permit | Snow Operating Co., Inc.Sep 25, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1986
- completed
- 11
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 58.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 13, 2005
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snow-Stephenson G-8-146264 | Snow (Duffer) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 0 | 53.6K | Aug 1993 – Jan 2005 |
| Snow-Stephenson O-8-25899 | Snow (Duffer) | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | 1 | 11 | 4.89K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1994 |
| — G-8-123191 | — | — | 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.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1996
- 2Mehaffey Investments, Inc.Dec 1996 → Aug 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321118-99 | Drill | Snow Operating Co., Inc. | Sep 25, 1986 | Sep 25, 1986 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-123191 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-146264 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-25899 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,502 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,060 | -1,558 |
| CaddoTOP CADDO | 3,060 | -1,558 |
| Marble Falls | 3,378 | -1,876 |
| Marble FallsTOP MARBLE FALLS | 3,378 | -1,876 |
| Ranger | 3,547 | -2,045 |
| Top Ranger | 3,547 | -2,045 |
| DufferTOP DUFFER | 3,732 | -2,230 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,746 | 3,754 | Perforated |
| 3,762 | 3,772 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 255 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 3,820 | 7.875 | 80 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 1, 1993 | Aug 23, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1990 | Jul 30, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1987 | Jan 12, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-133-36965 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-36965 → 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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