WELL · 42-289-30767 · DISTRICT 5
Hill James D. #3
Leon County · Alabama Ferry (Glenrose D West) field · Vertical
Hill James D. #3 (API 42-289-30767) is a plugged well in Leon County, plugged August 25, 2005, last operated by Pitco Investments Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 29, 1986, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Inexco Oil Company and has since transferred to Pitco Investments Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, U. Glen Rose.
Its lease has reported 41.9K barrels of oil and 438K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Inexco Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Scottsdale, AZ · P-5 Y, filed Aug 2, 2013 · 22 permits on file · (480) 368-8800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pitco Investments Ltd. |
| Production reports | Pitco Investments, Ltd.through Oct 2003 |
| Latest permit | Inexco Oil CompanyJan 29, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 29, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 41.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 438K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 25, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hill, James D. O-5-3053 | Alabama Ferry (Glenrose D, West) | Pitco Investments, Ltd. | 3 | 41.9K | 438K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Energy Development Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1999
- 2Pitco Investments, Ltd.Oct 1999 → Jun 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 296406-99 | Drill | Inexco Oil Company | Jan 24, 1986 | Jan 29, 1986 | Feb 23, 1986 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-3053 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 178 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,253 | -7,075 |
| BudaBUDA LIME | 8,537 | -8,359 |
| U. Glen Rose | 9,640 | -9,462 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,162 | 10,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,008 | 12.25 | 1,290 S |
| 5.5 | 10,320 | 8.75 | 600 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 20, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1986 | Apr 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-289-30767 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-30767 → 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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