WELL · 42-297-32040 · DISTRICT 2
EL Paso Natural Gas #3
Live Oak County · Chapa East (9800) field · Vertical
El Paso Natural Gas #3 (API 42-297-32040) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged January 4, 1992, last operated by Phillips Petroleum Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1982, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Aminoil USA Inc. and has since transferred to Phillips Petroleum Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Aminoil USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 20, 2003 · 2,544 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Aminoil USA Inc.Jun 24, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 1982
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 4, 1992
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-2-100155 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164699-99 | Recompletion | Aminoil USA Inc. | Jun 24, 1982 | Jun 24, 1982 | — | 12,862 |
| 48884-99 | Drill | Aminoil USA Inc. | May 21, 1979 | May 21, 1979 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-100155 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,851 | 9,869 | Perforated |
| 12,434 | 12,454 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 67 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,038 | 17.5 | 1,735 S |
| 7.625 | 8,009 | 8.5 | 840 S |
| 2.875 | 8,009 | 8.5 | 840 S |
| 9.625 | 8,568 | 12.25 | 2,940 S |
| 2.875 | 9,800 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,419 | 6.75 | 1,125 S |
| 5.5 | 12,429 | 6.75 | 1,125 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 1, 1980 | — |
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 42-297-32040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-32040 → 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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