WELL · 42-427-33227 · DISTRICT 4
Escobar #3
Starr County · Capricorn (Queen City 6700) field · Directional
Escobar #3 (API 42-427-33227) is a well in Starr County operated by Samedan Oil Corporation, completed September 18, 2000.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2001, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 5, 2002 · 808 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samedan Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Fargo Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jun 2012 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationJan 10, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 108K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Escobar G-4-181294 | Capricorn (First Queen City) | Fargo Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 83.9K | Feb 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Escobar G-4-180325 | Capricorn (Queen City 6700) | Samedan Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 24.1K | Sep 2000 – Apr 2001 |
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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationOct 2000 → Dec 2002
- 2Noble Energy IncJan 2003 → Jul 2003
- 3Marwell Petroleum, Inc.Aug 2003 → Apr 2006
- 4Marwell Petroleum Ltd PartnrshipMay 2006 → Feb 2009
- 5Colo Exploration Company, Inc.Mar 2009 → Dec 2009
- 6Nadcf Recovery Group, Inc.Feb 2010 → Dec 2010
- 7Fargo Oil & Gas, LLCMar 2011 → Jun 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501860-99 | Recompletion | Samedan Oil Corporation | Nov 10, 2000 | Jan 10, 2001 | Jan 4, 2001 | 6,760 |
| 494546-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | Apr 28, 2000 | Jun 21, 2000 | Jul 2, 2000 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-180325 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-181294 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Queen CityTOP QUEEN CITY | 5,869 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY A | 6,174 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY 6700 | 6,394 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY 6900 | 6,623 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,256 | 6,292 | Perforated |
| 6,416 | 6,432 | Perforated |
| 6,559 | 6,688 | Perforated |
| 6,780 | 6,800 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 7 | 6,390 | 8.75 | 475 S |
| 4.5 | 7,942 | 6.125 | 395 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 | Jun 20, 2001 | Oct 2, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | May 8, 2001 | Feb 15, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 23, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 18, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-427-33227 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-33227 → 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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