WELL · 42-239-32893 · DISTRICT 2
Howell #3
Jackson County · Francitas North field · Vertical
Howell #3 (API 42-239-32893) is a plugged well in Jackson County, plugged August 4, 1998, last operated by American Coastal Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1996, permitted to 6,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 8, 2012 · 47 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Coastal Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | American Coastal Energy, Inc.Jan 29, 1996 |
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1996 THROUGH Aug 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell G-2-160660 | Francitas, North | American Coastal Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1996 – Aug 1998 |
| Howell G-2-159690 | Francitas, North | American Coastal Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 1996 – Jul 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444236-99 | Drill | American Coastal Energy, Inc. | Jan 29, 1996 | Jan 29, 1996 | Jan 28, 1996 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-159690 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-160660 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 35 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,700 | -1,665 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,520 | 2,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,184 | 11 | 330 S |
| 5.5 | 2,751 | 7.875 | 370 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 15, 1997 | Jul 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-239-32893 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-239-32893 → 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
- May 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000084554 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Aug 13, 1998 | 20,000 | 1,000 | 2,200–2,600 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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