WELL · 42-297-34263 · DISTRICT 2
Katzfey #3
Live Oak County · Alimar (Hockley C ) field · Vertical
Katzfey #3 (API 42-297-34263) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged October 3, 2023, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 3, 1997, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by U.S. Enercorp, LLC and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Jackson.
Its lease has reported 277K barrels of oil and 36.5K mcf of gas since December 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by U.S. Enercorp, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Jackson, MS
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 27, 2025
- Permits on file
- 60
- Phone
- (601) 982-3444
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | U.S. Enercorp, LLCJul 3, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 3, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 31, 1997
- completed
- 277K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 31, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katzfey O-2-8134 | Alimar (Hockley "C") | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 4 | 277K | 36.5K | Dec 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U.S. Enercorp, LLCDec 1995 → May 2004
- 2U.S. Enercorp, Ltd.Jun 2004 → Dec 2010
- 3McGowan Working Partners, Inc.Jan 2011 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464485-99 | Drill | U.S. Enercorp, LLC | Jul 2, 1997 | Jul 3, 1997 | Jul 5, 1997 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8134 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 217 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,853 | 2,861 | Perforated |
| 2,866 | 2,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 585 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 3,010 | 7.875 | 555 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 23, 1998 | Aug 12, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-297-34263 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34263 → 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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