WELL · 42-143-30861 · DISTRICT 7
Caraway-Lowe #3
Erath County · Liberty Oak (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Caraway-Lowe #3 (API 42-143-30861) is a plugged well in Erath County, plugged July 3, 2006, last operated by Chance Oil CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 25, 1986, permitted to 4,100 ft.
It was permitted by Robertson Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Chance Oil CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Congl., Conglomerate, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
Permitted by Robertson Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Vernon, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 2007 · 20 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chance Oil Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Coastal Plains Energy, Inc.through Aug 2000 |
| Latest permit | Robertson Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 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.
- 4,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 60.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caraway-Lowe G-8-126772 | Liberty Oak (Big Saline) | Chance Oil Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 60.2K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2006 |
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.
- 1Cumming Company, Inc. TheJan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Coastal Plains Energy, Inc.Apr 1994 → Aug 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 298436-98 | Drill | Robertson Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 3, 1988 | Feb 25, 1986 | — | 4,100 |
| 298436-99 | Drill | Robertson Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 25, 1986 | Feb 25, 1986 | — | 4,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-126772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,018 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,478 | -460 |
| Congl. | 3,594 | -2,576 |
| Conglomerate | 3,594 | -2,576 |
| Marble Falls | 4,048 | -3,030 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,611 | 3,621 | Perforated |
| 3,680 | 3,684 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 324 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 3,941 | 7.875 | 225 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 | Jul 31, 1991 | Jul 10, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1988 | Oct 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-143-30861 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-143-30861 → 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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