TEXAS · WELLS · LIVE OAK COUNTY · SCHULZ LEASE · API 42-297-34317 · DISTRICT 02
Schulz #3H
Live Oak County · Three Rivers (Edwards) field · Horizontal
Schulz #3H (API 42-297-34317) is a plugged horizontal well in Live Oak County, plugged April 1, 2016, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 27, 1998, permitted to 13,400 ft.
It was permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Edwards.
Operator of record
Permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum CorporationFeb 27, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Mar 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 1, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schulz G-2-169011 | Three Rivers (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.54M | May 1998 – Mar 2016 |
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.
- 1Abraxas Petroleum CorporationMay 1998 → Sep 2006
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Oct 2006 → Jan 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 473868-99 | Drill | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Feb 27, 1998 | Feb 27, 1998 | Mar 27, 1998 | 13,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 29, 1998 | Schulz G-2-169011 | Three Rivers (Edwards) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 12,775 | -12,750 |
| Buda | 13,010 | -12,985 |
| Edwards | 13,120 | -13,095 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,120 | 17,064 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,532 | 14.75 | 2,160 S |
| 7.625 | 13,235 | 9.875 | 1,770 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 | Oct 26, 1998 | Jun 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 29, 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 42-297-34317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34317 → 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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