TEXAS · WELLS · PECOS COUNTY · API 42-371-31817 · DISTRICT 7B
May John #3
Pecos County · Wildcat field · Vertical
May John #3 (API 42-371-31817) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged October 4, 2026, last operated by Mongoose Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 8, 2000, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Mongoose Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Bell Canyon, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
Permitted by Abraxas Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15
- Phone
- (210) 478-5950
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mongoose Energy LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Abraxas Petroleum CorporationAug 8, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 24, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 24, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 4, 2026
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May, John G-10-179176 | Wildcat | Mongoose Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| May, John G-10-71116 | Gomez (Wolfcamp) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2000 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498149-99 | Recompletion | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Aug 7, 2000 | Aug 8, 2000 | Aug 3, 2000 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2000 | May John G-10-179176 | Wildcat | Mongoose Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
| Apr 14, 1977 | May John G-10-71116 | Gomez (Wolfcamp) | Abraxas Petroleum Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,847 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,738 | 1,109 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,076 | -2,229 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,876 | -8,029 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,130 | 5,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,126 | 12.25 | 283 S |
| 2.875 | 10,200 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,613 | 8.75 | 1,200 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 | Nov 21, 2000 | Sep 27, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 11, 1977 | — |
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 42-371-31817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-31817 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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