WELL · 42-227-32944 · DISTRICT 8
John B. Bowen Jr. -B- #3
Howard County · Howard Glasscock field · Vertical
John B. Bowen JR. -B- #3 (API 42-227-32944) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged November 8, 2011, last operated by Vanguard Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 8, 1982, permitted to 2,450 ft.
It was permitted by Dyson, J.A. & Sons Production CO and has since transferred to Vanguard Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dyson, J.A. & Sons Production Co; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lubbock, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2017 · 20 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanguard Production Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Dyson, J.A. & Sons Production CoOct 8, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 8, 1982
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John B. Bowen, Jr. -B- O-10-30261 | Howard Glasscock | Vanguard Production Company | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 173907-99 | Drill | Dyson, J.A. & Sons Production Co | Oct 8, 1982 | Oct 8, 1982 | Sep 30, 1982 | 2,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30261 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 320 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 2,450 | 7.875 | 710 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 30, 1986 | Jan 21, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1986 | Dec 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-227-32944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-32944 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085534 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Mar 12, 2012 | 500 | 600 | 1,500–1,550 |
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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