WELL · 42-457-30509 · DISTRICT 3
Vastar/H. Hughes #3
Tyler County · Highbaugh (Wilcox a-2 Sand) field · Vertical
Vastar/H. Hughes #3 (API 42-457-30509) is a plugged well in Tyler County, plugged January 4, 1999, last operated by Noble Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 30, 1996, permitted to 10,100 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 1.3K barrels of oil and 1.88K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in February 1999.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 14, 2000 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Noble Oil Company, Inc.through Nov 1998 |
| Latest permit | Noble Oil Company, Inc.Dec 30, 1996 |
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1996
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1997
- completed
- 1.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.88K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Feb 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 4, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vastar/H. Hughes O-3-23335 | Highbaugh (Wilcox a-2 Sand) | Noble Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 1.3K | 1.88K | Apr 1997 – Feb 1999 |
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.
- 1Noble Oil Company, Inc.Jun 1997 → Nov 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456611-99 | Drill | Noble Oil Company, Inc. | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 30, 1996 | Mar 21, 1997 | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-23335 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 125 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 8,734 | -8,609 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,734 | 8,742 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,845 | 11 | 555 S |
| 5.5 | 10,062 | 7.875 | 535 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 | Nov 10, 1997 | Oct 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 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 42-457-30509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30509 → 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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