WELL · 42-285-31223 · DISTRICT 2
Hobbs Billy Joe #3
Lavaca County · Speaks N. (Frio Upper) field · Vertical
Hobbs Billy Joe #3 (API 42-285-31223) is a plugged well in Lavaca County, plugged July 3, 2015, last operated by Cimarron Engineering LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 31, 1977, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Kirby Exploration Company and has since transferred to Cimarron Engineering LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kirby Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingsville, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 93
- Phone
- (361) 592-4766
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cimarron Engineering LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Kirby Exploration CompanyOct 31, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 31, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hobbs, Billy Joe G-2-75750 | Speaks N. (Frio Upper) | Cimarron Engineering, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11210-99 | Drill | Kirby Exploration Company | Oct 31, 1977 | Oct 31, 1977 | Nov 8, 1977 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-75750 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,789 | 2,794 | Perforated |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-285-31223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-285-31223 → 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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