WELL · 42-249-31437 · DISTRICT 4
Laughlin C.M. A #3
Jim Wells County · Premont (Bardo Sand) field · Vertical
Laughlin C.M. A #3 (API 42-249-31437) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Laughlin W. M., completed January 2, 1982.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1988, permitted to 4,900 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Premont, N.W..
Its lease has reported 73.7K barrels of oil and 41.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Premont, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 12, 1991
- Permits on file
- 74
- Phone
- (512) 348-2293
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Laughlin W. M. |
| Production reports | Crossroads Petroleum L.L.C.through Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Laughlin, W. M.Jul 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 1982
- completed
- 73.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 41.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin, C.M. "A" O-4-10349 | Premont, NW. (2630) | Crossroads Petroleum L.L.C. | 2 | 73.7K | 41.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Laughlin, W. M. EstateJan 1993 → Dec 2002
- 2Duval Gas Gathering CorporationJan 2003 → Jul 2018
- 3Crossroads Petroleum L.L.C.Aug 2018 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 348070-99 | Recompletion | Laughlin, W. M. | Jun 22, 1988 | Jul 14, 1988 | — | 4,900 |
| 327765-99 | Recompletion | Laughlin, W. M. | Mar 16, 1987 | Mar 18, 1987 | — | 4,900 |
| 124231-99 | Drill | Laughlin, W. M. | Jul 3, 1981 | Jul 3, 1981 | Jul 5, 1981 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-10349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 667 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Premont, N.W. | 2,630 | -1,963 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,610 | 2,620 | Perforated |
| 3,535 | 3,540 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 158 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 2.375 | 3,450 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,450 | — | — |
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 | Apr 24, 1987 | Mar 24, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 10, 1982 | — |
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 42-249-31437 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31437 → 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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