WELL · 42-457-00248 · DISTRICT 3
Wm. Rice Institute #3
Tyler County · Hillister E. (4760 SD) field · Vertical
WM. Rice Institute #3 (API 42-457-00248) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged November 10, 2003, last operated by Pringle Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 27, 1988, permitted to 7,446 ft.
It was permitted by H & M Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Pringle Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cockfield Fifth, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by H & M Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Inactive, filed May 21, 2007 · 15 permits on file · (713) 651-1130
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pringle Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Pringle Resources, Inc.through Sep 1999 |
| Latest permit | H & M Operating, Inc.Apr 27, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,446
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 27, 1988
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 168
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 10, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wm. Rice Institute G-3-127159 | Hillister, E. (4760 SD) | Pringle Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 168 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2004 |
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.
- 1Houston Expl. & Prod. Co., Inc.Jul 1994 → May 1995
- 2Pringle Resources, Inc.Jun 1995 → Sep 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 345624-99 | Recompletion | H & M Operating, Inc. | Apr 25, 1988 | Apr 27, 1988 | — | 7,446 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-127159 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cockfield Fifth | 4,920 | -4,723 |
| Wilcox | 7,330 | -7,133 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,835 | 4,839 | Perforated |
| — | 4,946 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 132 | — | 140 S |
| 9.625 | 1,864 | — | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 4,965 | 8.75 | 275 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 3, 1988 | May 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 13, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-457-00248 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-00248 → 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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