WELL · 42-197-30540 · DISTRICT 9
Ferguson III Searcy Monroetrust #3
Hardeman County · Searcys (Congl) field · Vertical
Ferguson Iii Searcy Monroetrust #3 (API 42-197-30540) is a plugged well in Hardeman County, plugged March 18, 2011, last operated by Bettis Boyle & Stovall.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 1983, permitted to 8,650 ft.
It was permitted by AA Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Bettis Boyle & Stovall on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 75.5K barrels of oil and 39.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2015. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by AA Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2022 · 530 permits on file · (940) 456-2143
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bettis Boyle & Stovall |
| Production reports | Bettis, Boyle & Stovallthrough Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | AA Energy Corp.Jan 18, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 6, 1983
- completed
- 75.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 39.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2011
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ferguson III, Searcy Monroetrust O-13-23365 | Searcys (Congl) | Bettis, Boyle & Stovall | 2 | 75.5K | 39.4K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2015 |
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.
- 1Baltic Royalty Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1997
- 2Bettis, Boyle & StovallOct 1997 → Feb 2011
- 3Ram Operating, Inc.Sep 1998 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183526-99 | Drill | AA Energy Corp. | Jan 18, 1983 | Jan 18, 1983 | Feb 12, 1983 | 8,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-23365 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,326 | 7,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 505 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 7,100 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,110 | 7.875 | 366 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 12, 1984 | Jun 20, 1983 | — |
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 42-197-30540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-197-30540 → 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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