WELL · 42-399-33368 · DISTRICT 7
Clara #3
Runnels County · Byers (Gardner) field · Vertical
Clara #3 (API 42-399-33368) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged March 16, 2015, last operated by Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 16, 1984, permitted to 4,200 ft.
It was permitted by Cambrian Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gardner.
Operator of record
Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp.
Permitted by Cambrian Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2022 · 2 permits on file · (830) 708-7468
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp. |
| Production reports | Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp.through Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | Cambrian Oil, Inc.Oct 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- May 10, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 16, 2015
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Clara" G-9-139478 | Byers (Gardner) | Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp. | 1 | 0 | 21.9K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2015 |
| Clara O-9-11385 | Byers (Gardner) | Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Hidalgo Oil & Exploration Corp.Jan 1993 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 255057-99 | Drill | Cambrian Oil, Inc. | Oct 15, 1984 | Oct 16, 1984 | Apr 8, 1985 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-139478 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-11385 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,776 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gardner | 3,835 | -2,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,840 | 3,843 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 209 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 4,048 | 7.875 | 250 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 19, 1991 | Aug 15, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1985 | Jun 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-399-33368 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-33368 → 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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