WELL · 42-245-00258 · DISTRICT 3
Keith & Dowlen #3
Jefferson County · Beaumont West (4300) field · Vertical
Keith & Dowlen #3 (API 42-245-00258) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged February 27, 2017, last operated by Amoco Production Company.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits between 1979 and 2001, permitted to 5,382 ft.
It was permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company and has since transferred to Amoco Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2004 · 7,201 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amoco Production Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Jan 2001 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyFeb 27, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,382
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 364K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 27, 2017
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith & Dowlen G-3-181877 | Wildcat | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2001 – Feb 2017 |
| Keith & Dowlen G-3-164707 | Beaumont, West (Miocene 2900) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 280K | Sep 1997 – Mar 2001 |
| Keith & Dowlen G-3-84963 | Beaumont, West (Miocene 4400) | Amoco Production Company | 1 | 0 | 12.8K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1997 |
| Keith & Dowlen G-3-154593 | Beaumont, West (4300) | Amoco Production Company | 1 | 0 | 70.8K | May 1995 – Aug 1997 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 2000
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanySep 2000 → Jan 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505863-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Feb 27, 2001 | Feb 27, 2001 | Feb 21, 2001 | 3,033 |
| 448764-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | May 31, 1996 | Jul 22, 1996 | Aug 21, 1997 | 5,382 |
| 433730-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Mar 13, 1995 | Apr 19, 1995 | May 2, 1995 | 5,382 |
| 61400-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Oct 22, 1979 | Oct 22, 1979 | — | 4,520 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-84963 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-154593 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-164707 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-181877 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,034 | 3,039 | Perforated |
| 4,352 | 4,358 | Perforated |
| 4,503 | 4,513 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,044 | — | 300 S |
| 9.375 | 1,044 | — | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 4,410 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,348 | — | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 5,382 | — | 300 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 | Jun 11, 2001 | Mar 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 18, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1995 | Jun 14, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 20, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-245-00258 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-00258 → 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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