WELL · 42-407-30723 · DISTRICT 3
Houghton #3
San Jacinto County · Evergreen field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Houghton #3 (API 42-407-30723) is a well in San Jacinto County operated by Bull Operating LLC, completed November 25, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 19, 2011, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc. and has since transferred to Bull Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Moody'S Branch, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Famcor Oil, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (936) 203-7446
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bull Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Southcoast Production Incthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Famcor Oil, Inc.Oct 19, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 25, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 758K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 25, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton G-3-264042 | Evergreen | Bull Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 758K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Famcor Oil, Inc.Nov 2011 → Aug 2015
- 2Alta Mesa Services, LPNov 2016 → Mar 2018
- 3Southcoast Production IncDec 2019 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726376-98 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Jan 3, 2012 | Oct 19, 2011 | Oct 27, 2011 | 5,000 |
| 726376-99 | Drill | Famcor Oil, Inc. | Oct 17, 2011 | Oct 19, 2011 | Oct 27, 2011 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-264042 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 313 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,671 | 4,675 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,872 | 11 | 498 S |
| 5.5 | 4,870 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jul 3, 2012 | Jan 16, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-407-30723 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-407-30723 → 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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