WELL · 42-481-02381 · DISTRICT 3
Wigginton Etta et AL #3
Wharton County · Etta (7500) field · Vertical
Wigginton Etta ET AL #3 (API 42-481-02381) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged September 6, 2017, last operated by Mcgowan Working Partners Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 7,726 ft.
It was permitted by Mcgowan Working Partners and has since transferred to Mcgowan Working Partners Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 3 leases have reported 158K barrels of oil and 57.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2018. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McGowan Working Partners; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Jackson, MS · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 60 permits on file · (800) 224-4572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | McGowan Working Partners Inc. |
| Production reports | McGowan Working Partners, Inc.through Jun 2016 |
| Latest permit | McGowan Working PartnersJul 15, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,726
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1998
- completed
- 158K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 57.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 6, 2017
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wigginton, Etta et AL O-3-23441 | Etta (7500) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Apr 1998 – Feb 2018 |
| Etta Wigginton Etal O-3-23521 | Etta (Wiggington) | McGowan Working Partners, Inc. | 1 | 138K | 57.3K | Apr 1998 – Feb 2018 |
| Wigginton-Boyd Unit O-3-9307 | Etta (Wiggington) | McGowan Working Partners | 3 | 20.6K | 200 | Jan 1993 – Apr 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.
- 1Stinger Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1997
- 2DKW Energy, Inc.Oct 1997 → Oct 1997
- 3McGowan Working PartnersApr 1998 → Apr 2000
- 4McGowan Working Partners, Inc.May 2000 → Jun 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477951-99 | Field transfer | McGowan Working Partners | Jul 15, 1998 | Jul 15, 1998 | Feb 28, 1998 | 7,726 |
| 469877-99 | Recompletion | McGowan Working Partners | Nov 10, 1997 | Nov 10, 1997 | Feb 28, 1998 | 7,726 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-9307 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23441 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23521 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,545 | 7,547 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,634 | 15 | 346 S |
| 5.5 | 7,719 | 8.75 | 178 S |
| 5.5 | — | 8.75 | 180 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 | Aug 20, 1998 | Jul 17, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Aug 3, 1998 | Apr 21, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 1998 | Apr 21, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 1998 | — | — |
| 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 42-481-02381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-02381 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 1998
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000087247 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Nov 3, 2017 | 7,500 | 150 | 7,400–7,600 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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