WELL · 42-441-33806 · DISTRICT 7
Sowell #3
Taylor County · Black (Flippen) field · Vertical
Sowell #3 (API 42-441-33806) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged April 9, 2010, last operated by Kern CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1999, permitted to 3,600 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Flippen, Cook, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 23.6K barrels of oil and 321 mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2011. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2023 · 52 permits on file · (325) 721-1389
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
- 3,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 9, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1999
- completed
- 23.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 321
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2010
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowell O-8-27954 | Black (Flippen) | Kern Co. | 2 | 14.2K | 0 | Feb 1996 – Jul 2011 |
| Sowell O-8-28102 | Black (Canyon Reef) | Kern Co. | 1 | 9.44K | 321 | Feb 1997 – Feb 2000 |
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.
- 1Kern Co.Mar 1996 → Apr 2010
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27954 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28102 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,134 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle Creek | 2,680 | -546 |
| Flippen | 2,686 | -552 |
| Cook | 2,794 | -660 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 3,474 | -1,340 |
| Canyonreef | 3,474 | -1,340 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,485 | 3,500 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 153 | 12.25 | 110 S |
| 5.5 | 3,485 | 7.875 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 3,490 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Feb 7, 2000 | Dec 27, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2000 | Feb 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 29, 1997 | Feb 28, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-441-33806 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33806 → 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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