WELL · 42-135-36173 · DISTRICT 8
Scharbauer -H- #3A
Ector County · Goldsmith N. (San Andres Con.) field · Vertical
Scharbauer -H- #3A (API 42-135-36173) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged December 12, 2019, last operated by Sundown Energy LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 30, 1989, permitted to 4,300 ft.
It was permitted by Adobe Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Sundown Energy LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 68.5K barrels of oil and 24.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2022. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Adobe Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 300 permits on file · (866) 580-2434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sundown Energy LP |
| Production reports | Sundown Energy LPthrough May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Adobe Resources CorporationNov 30, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 30, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1989
- completed
- 68.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 12, 2019
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scharbauer -H- O-10-20363 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Sundown Energy LP | 4 | 68.5K | 24.5K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2022 |
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.
- 1Santa FE Energy Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1999
- 2Santa FE Snyder CorporationNov 1999 → Oct 2000
- 3Devon SFS Operating, Inc.Nov 2000 → Jun 2002
- 4Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jul 2002 → Jan 2005
- 5Sundown Energy LPFeb 2005 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367049-99 | Drill | Adobe Resources Corporation | Nov 30, 1989 | Nov 30, 1989 | Dec 5, 1989 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-20363 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,138 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,702 | 436 |
| Grayburg | 3,821 | -683 |
| San Andres | 4,044 | -906 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,133 | 4,181 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,391 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 5.5 | 4,300 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jan 23, 1990 | Dec 27, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1990 | — | Yes |
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 42-135-36173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-36173 → 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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