WELL · 42-361-30672 · DISTRICT 3
Williams #3
Orange County · Vidor Ames (Nodosaria) field · Vertical
Williams #3 (API 42-361-30672) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged April 2, 2001, last operated by Amerada Hess Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 28, 1993, permitted to 8,900 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Hartburg, Nodosaria.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 2006 · 835 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amerada Hess Corporation |
| Production reports | Amerada Hess Corporationthrough Apr 1994 |
| Latest permit | Amerada Hess CorporationMay 28, 1993 |
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1993
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 97.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Apr 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 2, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams G-3-147041 | Vidor Ames (Nodosaria) | Amerada Hess Corporation | 1 | 0 | 97.1K | Oct 1993 – Apr 2001 |
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.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationOct 1993 → Apr 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412262-98 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Sep 2, 1993 | May 28, 1993 | Sep 17, 1993 | 8,900 |
| 412262-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | May 28, 1993 | May 28, 1993 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-147041 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 33 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hartburg | 7,824 | -7,791 |
| Nodosaria | 8,490 | -8,457 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,490 | 8,525 | Perforated |
| 8,541 | 8,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 114 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 1,552 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,965 | 8.75 | 430 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 | Apr 25, 1994 | Jan 25, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1993 | Oct 18, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-361-30672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30672 → 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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