TEXAS · WELLS · HOUSTON COUNTY · WILLIAMS LEASE · API 42-225-30472 · DISTRICT 03
Williams #3
Houston County · Ft. Trinidad SE. (Edwards) field · Vertical
Williams #3 (API 42-225-30472) is a plugged well in Houston County, plugged January 19, 1996, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1993, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including B/Chalk, T/Buda, T/Georgetown, T/Edwards.
Its lease has reported 808 barrels of oil and 14.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1996.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 1992
- Permits on file
- 655
- Phone
- (903) 561-3360
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Nov 1993 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 28, 1993 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Aug 4, 1984
- completed
- 808
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 4, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams O-3-17976 | Ft. Trinidad, SE. (Edwards) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 808 | 14.8K | Jan 1993 – Mar 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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Nov 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413244-99 | Other | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 28, 1993 | Jun 28, 1993 | — | 10,830 |
| 253323-99 | Recompletion | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Oct 2, 1984 | Oct 2, 1984 | — | 10,830 |
| 188196-99 | Drill | Marshall Expl. Inc. | Mar 11, 1983 | Mar 11, 1983 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 4, 1984 | Williams O-3-17976 | Ft. Trinidad SE. (Edwards) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Plugged | — |
| May 16, 1983 | Williams O-3-16135 | Ft. Trinidad E. (Glen Rose C) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 271 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Chalk | 8,345 | -8,074 |
| T/Buda | 9,360 | -9,089 |
| T/Georgetown | 9,433 | -9,162 |
| T/Edwards | 10,040 | -9,769 |
| T/Glenrose | 10,442 | -10,171 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,925 | 10,263 | Perforated |
| 10,736 | 10,746 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,215 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 10,620 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,830 | 8.75 | 850 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 | Oct 25, 1984 | Oct 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Oct 18, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 31, 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 42-225-30472 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-225-30472 → 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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