WELL · 42-297-33719 · DISTRICT 2
Cox #3
Live Oak County · Paisano Creek (2ND Yegua) field · Vertical
Cox #3 (API 42-297-33719) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged January 19, 2023, last operated by Salt Creek Production Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 1998, permitted to 4,952 ft.
It was permitted by Cobbs Brothers Oil & Gas and has since transferred to Salt Creek Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 16.5K barrels of oil and 286K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobbs Brothers Oil & Gas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Big Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · (940) 521-6371
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Salt Creek Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Salt Creek Production, Inc.through Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Cobbs Brothers Oil & GasNov 6, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,952
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 6, 1998
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1986
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 286K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2023
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox G-2-171598 | Paisano Creek (Pettus) | Salt Creek Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 286K | Nov 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Cox O-2-7219 | Paisano Creek (2ND Yegua) | Salt Creek Production, Inc. | 2 | 16.5K | 120 | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1Aransas Drlg & Workover Co IncJan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Midas Resources, Inc.Dec 1995 → Apr 1997
- 3Cobbs Brothers Oil & GasMay 1997 → Aug 2005
- 4Eep/Ark I, L.P.Sep 2005 → Jan 2006
- 5Enhanced Energy Partners CorpFeb 2006 → Jun 2013
- 6Cedar Energy Services, LLCJul 2013 → Dec 2013
- 7Kovar Operating, LLCJan 2014 → Feb 2016
- 8Salt Creek Production, Inc.Mar 2016 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480686-99 | Recompletion | Cobbs Brothers Oil & Gas | Nov 6, 1998 | Nov 6, 1998 | Nov 6, 1998 | 4,952 |
| 321330-99 | Drill | Legacy Exploration, Inc. | Oct 1, 1986 | Oct 1, 1986 | — | 4,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-171598 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7219 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,582 | 4,592 | Perforated |
| 4,816 | 4,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 502 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 4,952 | 7.875 | 805 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 14, 1999 | Nov 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 18, 1987 | Nov 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1987 | — | Yes |
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 42-297-33719 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33719 → 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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