TEXAS · WELLS · VAL VERDE COUNTY · API 42-465-30608 · DISTRICT 6E
Cauthorn -F- #3
Val Verde County · JO Nell (Canyon D) field · Vertical
Cauthorn -F- #3 (API 42-465-30608) is a plugged well in Val Verde County, plugged April 11, 2008, last operated by Conocophillips Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2000 and 2003, permitted to 10,250 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Permian (undifferentiated), Jo Mill, Jo Nell Canyon, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 28 barrels of oil and 124K mcf of gas since April 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,290
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Jul 2006 |
| Latest permit | Conocophillips CompanyAug 11, 2003 |
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2003
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2007
- completed
- 28
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 124K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2000 THROUGH Jul 2006
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauthron "F" G-1-177150 | Vinegarone (Strawn) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 28 | 124K | Apr 2000 – Jul 2006 |
| Cauthorn -F- G-9-203482 | JO Nell (Canyon D) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2003 – — |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyApr 2000 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Jul 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535055-99 | Recompletion | Conocophillips Company | Aug 7, 2003 | Aug 11, 2003 | Sep 11, 2003 | 10,250 |
| 491054-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jan 13, 2000 | Jan 13, 2000 | Mar 8, 2000 | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2007 | Cauthorn -F- G-9-203482 | JO Nell (Canyon D) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
| Apr 16, 2000 | Cauthron F G-1-177150 | Vinegarone (Strawn) | Conocophillips Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,082 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 900 | 1,182 |
| Jo MillJO MILL CANYON | 8,100 | -6,018 |
| JO Nell Canyon | 8,100 | -6,018 |
| StrawnBASE STRAWN | 8,890 | -6,808 |
| StrawnSTRAWN LIME | 9,854 | -7,772 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,585 | 8,869 | Perforated |
| 8,747 | 8,784 | Perforated |
| 8,843 | 8,876 | Perforated |
| 9,870 | 9,884 | Perforated |
| 9,970 | 9,984 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,618 | 12.25 | 412 S |
| 4.5 | 10,236 | 7.875 | 670 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 24, 2008 | Jan 28, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 2004 | Feb 6, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 2003 | Nov 4, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2000 | May 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-465-30608 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-465-30608 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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