WELL · 42-249-32263 · DISTRICT 4
R. A. Hill GU #3
Jim Wells County · Ben Bolt W. (Yegua Middle) field · Vertical
R. A. Hill GU #3 (API 42-249-32263) is a plugged well in Jim Wells County, plugged December 22, 2016, last operated by Linn Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2002, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Linn Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ocean Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 9, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,401
- Phone
- (281) 840-4000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linn Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Oct 2012 |
| Latest permit | Ocean Energy, Inc.Mar 20, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2002
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 926K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Dec 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 22, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R. A. Hill GU G-4-188437 | Ben Bolt, W. (Yegua, Middle) | Linn Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 417K | Mar 2002 – Dec 2016 |
| Hill, R.A. GU G-4-159348 | Ben Bolt N. (Lower Yegua) | Ocean Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 509K | Jun 1996 – Sep 2002 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJun 1996 → Apr 2000
- 2Cliffwood Production Co.May 2000 → Feb 2001
- 3Ocean Energy, Inc.Apr 2001 → Aug 2003
- 4Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 5Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Oct 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518405-99 | Recompletion | Ocean Energy, Inc. | Mar 19, 2002 | Mar 20, 2002 | Mar 14, 2002 | 10,000 |
| 445708-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Mar 8, 1996 | Mar 8, 1996 | Apr 30, 1996 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-159348 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-188437 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,852 | 7,862 | Perforated |
| 8,546 | 8,558 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 954 | 17.5 | 760 S |
| 9.625 | 5,893 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,784 | 6.75 | 145 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 17, 2002 | Apr 19, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2002 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 1996 | Jul 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 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 42-249-32263 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-32263 → 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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