WELL · 42-161-31335 · DISTRICT 5
Butler Gas Unit #3
Freestone County · Teague (Travis Peak Lower) field · Vertical
Butler Gas Unit #3 (API 42-161-31335) is a plugged well in Freestone County, plugged September 24, 2012, last operated by Texaco E & P Inc..
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1995 and 2001, permitted to 11,400 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Pettit, BMA, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 22, 2003
- Permits on file
- 3,332
- Phone
- (281) 561-3713
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco E & P Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Sep 2012 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Sep 24, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.09M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jan 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 24, 2012
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 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-162983 | Teague (Pettit B) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.46M | Jan 1997 – Jan 2014 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-190055 | Teague (Rodessa) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 15K | Jul 2002 – Sep 2012 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-159309 | Teague (TP-CV Cons.) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 503K | Apr 1996 – Jan 2002 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-157814 | Teague (Travis Peak, Lower) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 64.7K | Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 |
| Butler Gas Unit G-5-157810 | Teague (Cotton Valley, Upper) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 42.4K | Dec 1995 – Apr 1996 |
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.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Dec 1995 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jul 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513812-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Sep 21, 2001 | Sep 24, 2001 | Jul 24, 2002 | 9,080 |
| 456497-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Dec 19, 1996 | Dec 23, 1996 | Dec 18, 1996 | 9,080 |
| 447553-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Apr 26, 1996 | May 2, 1996 | Apr 16, 1996 | 10,905 |
| 440511-99 | Drill | Texaco E & P Inc. | Oct 3, 1995 | Oct 3, 1995 | Oct 13, 1995 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-157810 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-157814 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-159309 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-162983 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-190055 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 518 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 3,750 | -3,232 |
| Pettit | 6,020 | -5,502 |
| BMA | 7,347 | -6,829 |
| Pettit | 8,020 | -7,502 |
| Travis Peak | 8,264 | -7,746 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,280 | -9,762 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,340 | 7,344 | Perforated |
| 7,384 | 7,402 | Perforated |
| 7,469 | 7,490 | Perforated |
| 7,496 | 7,510 | Perforated |
| 8,036 | 8,116 | Perforated |
| 8,108 | 8,118 | Perforated |
| 9,902 | 10,053 | Perforated |
| 10,094 | 10,116 | Perforated |
| 10,582 | 10,604 | Perforated |
| 11,044 | 11,150 | Perforated |
| 11,278 | 11,324 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 60 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 3,010 | 14.75 | 1,750 S |
| 4.875 | 10,387 | 7.875 | 1,035 S |
| 2.875 | 10,387 | 7.875 | 1,035 S |
| 4.5 | 11,396 | 9.875 | 400 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 | Sep 8, 2003 | Jun 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2002 | Aug 14, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2002 | Jan 17, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1997 | Mar 13, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 4, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1996 | Jun 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | Feb 5, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 10, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-161-31335 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31335 → 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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