WELL · 42-417-33688 · DISTRICT 7
Matthews 23 #3
Shackelford County · Matthews (Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Matthews 23 #3 (API 42-417-33688) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged December 4, 1998, last operated by Jones Company Ltd..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 5,100 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including T/Upper Gardner, T/Lower Gardner, T/Caddo, B/Caddo.
Its 3 leases have reported 2.47K barrels of oil and 14.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 1998. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 7, 1997 · 207 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Jones Company Ltd. |
| Production reports | Van Operating, Ltd.through Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Jones Company, Ltd.May 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1992
- completed
- 2.47K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1998
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 1998
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews "23" G-8-154338 | Mathews (Gardner) | Van Operating, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 13.8K | Apr 1995 – Dec 1998 |
| Matthews "23" O-8-26543 | Matthews (Conglomerate) | Jones Company, Ltd. | 1 | 2.47K | 722 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1995 |
| — O-8-16914 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Jones Company, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Van Operating, Ltd.Aug 1995 → Jan 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435913-99 | Recompletion | Jones Company, Ltd. | May 16, 1995 | May 17, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | 4,650 |
| 399744-99 | Recompletion | Jones Company, Ltd. | May 28, 1992 | Jun 1, 1992 | May 7, 1992 | 4,954 |
| 105910-99 | Drill | Jones Co. | Jan 22, 1981 | Jan 22, 1981 | Jan 15, 1981 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-154338 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-16914 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-26543 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,731 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Upper Gardner | 3,488 | -1,757 |
| T/Lower Gardner | 3,575 | -1,844 |
| T/Caddo | 4,373 | -2,642 |
| B/Caddo | 4,616 | -2,885 |
| T/Congl | 4,765 | -3,034 |
| T/Chappel | 4,778 | -3,047 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,577 | 3,579 | Perforated |
| 4,670 | 4,672 | Perforated |
| 4,698 | 4,702 | Perforated |
| 4,806 | 4,812 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 105 | 12.25 | 90 S |
| 2.375 | 4,813 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,853 | 7.875 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 4,953 | 7.875 | 425 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 1, 1995 | May 15, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1992 | May 27, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 3, 1992 | Mar 20, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-417-33688 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-33688 → 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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