TEXAS · WELLS · HARRISON COUNTY · HOWARD-JERNIGAN LEASE · API 42-203-31594 · DISTRICT 06
Howard-Jernigan #3
Harrison County · Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Howard-Jernigan #3 (API 42-203-31594) is a well in Harrison County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed July 23, 1987 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 31, 1987, permitted to 8,804 ft.
It was permitted by EP Operating Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 852K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2012 |
| Latest permit | EP Operating CompanyMar 31, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,804
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 31, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 852K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH MAR 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1987
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard-Jernigan G-6-124977 | Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 852K | by Jan 1993 – Mar 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Howard-Jernigan
Faulconer Energy LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Harrison County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Operating Limited PartnershipJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Enserch Exploration, IncMar 1995 → Mar 1998
- 3Eex CorporationApr 1998 → Apr 1998
- 4Cross Timbers Operating CompanyMay 1998 → May 2001
- 5XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2001 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328343-99 | Drill | EP Operating Company | Mar 27, 1987 | Mar 31, 1987 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 23, 1987 | Howard-Jernigan G-6-124977 | Whelan (Travis Peak Prorated) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2012 | 8,804 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,228 | -5,878 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,480 | -6,130 |
| Pettit | 7,215 | -6,865 |
| Travis Peak | 7,391 | -7,041 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,422 | 7,431 | Perforated |
| 7,768 | 7,790 | Perforated |
| 7,864 | 7,872 | Perforated |
| 8,005 | 8,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,120 | 11 | 315 S |
| 5.5 | 8,804 | 7.875 | 780 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 16, 1987 | Aug 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 10, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-203-31594 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-203-31594 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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