WELL · 42-133-37443 · DISTRICT 7
Higginbotham Heirs #3
Eastland County · Aaron (Ranger) field · Vertical
Higginbotham Heirs #3 (API 42-133-37443) is a plugged well in Eastland County, plugged August 30, 2017, last operated by Giant Nrg CO. LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 1990, permitted to 3,990 ft.
It was permitted by Giant Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Giant Nrg CO. LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Duffer.
Operator of record
Permitted by Giant Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 3 permits on file · (800) 899-2581
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Giant NRG Co. LP |
| Production reports | Giant Energy Corp.through Aug 1995 |
| Latest permit | Giant Energy Corp.Apr 4, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 1990
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higginbotham Heirs G-8-136392 | Aaron (Ranger) | Giant NRG Co., LP | 1 | 0 | 24.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2018 |
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.
- 1Giant Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Aug 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 371464-99 | Drill | Giant Energy Corp. | Mar 26, 1990 | Apr 4, 1990 | May 18, 1990 | 3,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-136392 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,453 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS | 3,097 | -1,644 |
| DufferDUFFER LS | 3,420 | -1,967 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,231 | 3,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 157 | 12.25 | 155 S |
| 4.5 | 3,481 | 7.875 | 135 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 | Feb 1, 1991 | Oct 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-133-37443 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-37443 → 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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