WELL · 42-297-34713 · DISTRICT 2
Houdmann-Buxkamper Gas Unit #3
Live Oak County · Maxine East (8400) field · Producing · Vertical
Houdmann-Buxkamper Gas Unit #3 (API 42-297-34713) is a permitted well in Live Oak County filed by Mccombs Energy, Ltd.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 19, 2006, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mccombs Energy, Ltd. and has since transferred to Sandel Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCombs Energy, Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Huntsville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 11 permits on file · (936) 662-8585
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sandel Operating Company |
| Production reports | Sandel Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McCombs Energy, Ltd.Dec 19, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 19, 2006
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.34M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houdmann-Buxkamper Gas Unit G-2-225521 | Maxine, East (8400) | Sandel Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.34M | Jan 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 32,719 · prior 12 29,760(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McCombs Energy, Ltd.Feb 2007 → Aug 2017
- 2Bay Rock Operating CompanySep 2017 → Apr 2024
- 3Sandel Operating CompanyMay 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630718-99 | Drill | McCombs Energy, Ltd. | Dec 19, 2006 | Dec 19, 2006 | Jan 9, 2007 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-225521 | — | — | — | — |
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 | Mar 26, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-297-34713 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34713 → 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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