WELL · 42-249-01168 · DISTRICT 4
Shaeffer Ranch 'A' #3
Jim Wells County · Vertical
Shaeffer Ranch 'A' #3 (API 42-249-01168) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged July 10, 2001, last operated by Slawson Exploration Company, Inc.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1989 and 1999, permitted to 5,850 ft.
Operator of record
Slawson Exploration Company, Inc
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2020
- Permits on file
- 167
- Phone
- (316) 263-3201
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Slawson Exploration Company, IncMar 29, 1999 |
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 29, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 10, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaeffer Ranch -A- G-4-9286 | Amargosa (2300) | Texaco E & P Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 1994 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483494-99 | Reenter | Slawson Exploration Company, Inc | Mar 25, 1999 | Mar 29, 1999 | May 27, 1999 | 2,400 |
| 355503-99 | Recompletion | Texaco Producing Inc. | Jan 25, 1989 | Apr 28, 1989 | — | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-9286 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,391 | 2,398 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 795 | — | — |
| 7 | 806 | 9.625 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 5,016 | 6.125 | 340 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 | Aug 18, 1989 | Jun 22, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 8, 1957 | — |
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 42-249-01168 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-01168 → 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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