WELL · 42-405-30167 · DISTRICT 6
Longbell #3
San Augustine County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Longbell #3 (API 42-405-30167) is a plugged horizontal well in San Augustine County, plugged September 9, 1999, last operated by Liberty Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 1995, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by IP Petroleum Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Liberty Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Saratoga, Blossom, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 11.4K barrels of oil and 272K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in November 1999.
Operator of record
Liberty Operating Company Inc.
Permitted by IP Petroleum Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lake Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 2007 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Liberty Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Liberty Operating Company, Inc.through Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Jul 18, 1995 |
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
- Jul 18, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 1995
- completed
- 11.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 272K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Nov 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 9, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longbell O-6-13523 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Liberty Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 11.4K | 272K | Nov 1995 – Nov 1999 |
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.
- 1IP Petroleum Company, Inc.Nov 1995 → Sep 1998
- 2Liberty Operating Company, Inc.Oct 1998 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437803-99 | Drill | IP Petroleum Company, Inc. | Jul 13, 1995 | Jul 18, 1995 | Oct 13, 1995 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13523 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 192 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 5,650 | -5,458 |
| Saratoga | 6,747 | -6,555 |
| Blossom | 7,141 | -6,949 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,804 | -7,612 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,804 | 8,108 | Perforated |
| 7,804 | 8,372 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,260 | 12.25 | 695 S |
| 7 | 7,840 | 8.75 | 380 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 | Sep 26, 1996 | Dec 15, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-405-30167 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-405-30167 → 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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