WELL · 42-215-33802 · DISTRICT 4
Butler #3
Hidalgo County · Daskam South (4TH Massive) field · Vertical
Butler #3 (API 42-215-33802) is a plugged well in Hidalgo County, plugged March 27, 2018, last operated by Escudo Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2009, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Reveille Resources and has since transferred to Escudo Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Sam Fordyce, Garza, Rincon, 3rd Massive.
Operator of record
Permitted by Reveille Resources; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (713) 291-3090
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Escudo Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Nov 2016 |
| Latest permit | Reveille ResourcesJul 13, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2009
- last permit issued
- May 30, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 147K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2008 THROUGH Mar 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2018
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler G-4-251234 | Daskam, South (4TH Massive) | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 133K | May 2009 – Mar 2018 |
| Butler G-4-247565 | Daskam, South (5TH Massive) | Reveille Resources (Texas), Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.2K | Jul 2008 – May 2010 |
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.
- 1Reveille ResourcesJul 2008 → Feb 2010
- 2Reveille Resources (Texas), Inc.Mar 2010 → May 2012
- 3Bruington Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2012 → Aug 2012
- 4Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCJan 2016 → Nov 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 682800-99 | Recompletion | Reveille Resources | Jul 7, 2009 | Jul 13, 2009 | May 29, 2009 | 10,329 |
| 657249-98 | Drill | Reveille Resources | Apr 21, 2008 | Mar 25, 2008 | Mar 28, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 657249-99 | Drill | Reveille Resources | Mar 12, 2008 | Mar 25, 2008 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-247565 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-251234 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 254 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Fordyce | 3,910 | -3,656 |
| Garza | 5,310 | -5,056 |
| Rincon | 5,770 | -5,516 |
| 3RD Massive | 6,570 | -6,316 |
| 4TH Massive | 7,156 | -6,902 |
| 5TH Massive | 8,771 | -8,517 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,505 | 7,786 | Perforated |
| 9,350 | 9,362 | Perforated |
| 9,500 | 9,512 | Perforated |
| 9,538 | 9,544 | Perforated |
| 9,580 | 9,586 | Perforated |
| 10,044 | 10,054 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,000 | 17.5 | 911 S |
| 4.5 | 1,936 | 6.25 | 330 S |
| 9.625 | 5,655 | 12.25 | 730 S |
| 4.5 | 10,326 | 6.25 | 330 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 | Nov 5, 2009 | Jul 20, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 2009 | Jun 3, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2009 | Dec 22, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-215-33802 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-215-33802 → 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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