WELL · 42-249-32257 · DISTRICT 4
Adams-Houghton #3
Jim Wells County · Magnolia City N. (Frio 4900) field · Vertical
Adams-Houghton #3 (API 42-249-32257) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc., completed March 2, 1996.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1996 and 1997, permitted to 5,900 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Het, Vicksburg.
Its 3 leases have reported 48.7K barrels of oil and 104K mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 92 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandalwood Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Galindo Brothers, Inc.through Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 3, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1996
- completed
- 48.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1996
- 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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams-Houghton G-4-159083 | Magnolia City, N. (Seg a 4000) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 101K | Jun 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Adams-Houghton O-4-12520 | Magnolia City, N. (Marg-Logan) | Trailblazer Oil & Gas LLC | 2 | 46.7K | 1.88K | Jan 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Adams-Houghton O-4-12537 | Magnolia City, N. (Frio 4900) | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 2.06K | 391 | Mar 1996 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 1996 → May 2001
- 2Galindo Brothers, Inc.Jun 2001 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467913-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 22, 1997 | Oct 3, 1997 | May 15, 1997 | 3,950 |
| 450519-99 | Recompletion | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 18, 1996 | Jul 22, 1996 | Jun 11, 1996 | 4,880 |
| 444546-99 | Drill | Sandalwood Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 6, 1996 | Feb 6, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159083 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12520 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12537 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 169 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Het | 3,000 | -2,831 |
| Vicksburg | 5,700 | -5,531 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,709 | 3,713 | Perforated |
| 3,718 | 3,722 | Perforated |
| 3,984 | 3,994 | Perforated |
| 4,930 | 4,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,102 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 5,843 | 7.875 | 547 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 | Oct 29, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1996 | Jul 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 7, 1996 | Mar 28, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 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 42-249-32257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32257 → 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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