WELL · 42-253-34888 · DISTRICT 7
Riggs #3
Jones County · Doty (Bluff Creek) field · Vertical
Riggs #3 (API 42-253-34888) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged February 23, 2021, last operated by Bluff Creek Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 2006, permitted to 2,999 ft.
It was permitted by Cottonwood Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Bluff Creek Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Dothan, Stockweter, Saddle Creek, Flippen.
Its lease has reported 20.1K barrels of oil since June 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cottonwood Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 117 permits on file · (325) 668-7848
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bluff Creek Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLCthrough Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cottonwood Petroleum Co.Dec 1, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2006
- last permit issued
- Feb 19, 2007
- completed
- 20.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 19, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2021
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riggs O-8-29748 | Doty (Bluff Creek) | Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLC | 3 | 20.1K | 0 | Jun 2006 – 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.
- 1Cottonwood Petroleum Co.Jun 2006 → Jun 2009
- 2Bluff Creek Petroleum, LLCJul 2009 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629754-99 | Drill | Cottonwood Petroleum Co. | Nov 29, 2006 | Dec 1, 2006 | Jan 4, 2007 | 2,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29748 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,630 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dothan | 1,630 | 0 |
| Stockweter | 1,800 | -170 |
| Saddle Creek | 1,850 | -220 |
| Flippen | 1,900 | -270 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,856 | 1,860 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 107 | 11 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 2,010 | 6.75 | 285 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 | May 16, 2007 | Mar 20, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-253-34888 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34888 → 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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