WELL · 42-399-34089 · DISTRICT 7
McCaughan #3
Runnels County · Jle (Ellen.) field · Vertical
Mccaughan #3 (API 42-399-34089) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged January 21, 2015, last operated by Lawrence Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 3, 1990, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Pace Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Lawrence Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Goen, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 58.2K barrels of oil and 129K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pace Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 34 permits on file · (817) 706-5665
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lawrence Energy Company |
| Production reports | Lawrence Energy Companythrough Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Pace Operating, Inc.May 3, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 3, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 13, 1990
- completed
- 58.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 129K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 13, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 21, 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCaughan O-9-12872 | Jle (Ellen.) | Lawrence Energy Company | 2 | 58.2K | 129K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3 · prior 12 12(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pace Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Pace OperatingMar 1993 → Nov 1998
- 3J S OperatingDec 1998 → Dec 2002
- 4Lawrence Energy CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 372710-99 | Drill | Pace Operating, Inc. | Apr 27, 1990 | May 3, 1990 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12872 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,872 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3,898 | -2,026 |
| Goen | 4,363 | -2,491 |
| Ellenburger | 4,922 | -3,050 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,989 | 4,994 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 204 | 11 | 130 S |
| 4.5 | 5,059 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Aug 20, 1990 | Jul 23, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-399-34089 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-34089 → 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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