WELL · 42-481-34016 · DISTRICT 3
Duncan #3
Wharton County · Egypt N. (Cook Mtn. RB) field · Vertical
Duncan #3 (API 42-481-34016) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 6, 2014, last operated by Faulconer Vernon E. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1998 and 2013, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company and has since transferred to Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Yegua, Cook Mnt, Cook Mtn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (337) 332-1726
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. |
| Production reports | Amerada Hess Corporationthrough Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyMar 22, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 2013
- last permit issued
- May 15, 1998
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 330K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH May 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 15, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 6, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Duncan G-3-270968 | Wildcat | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2013 – May 2014 |
| Duncan G-3-171875 | Egypt, N. (Cook Mtn. RB) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 330K | May 1998 – Apr 2013 |
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.
- 1Amerada Hess CorporationMay 1998 → Feb 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 759156-99 | Recompletion | Hilcorp Energy Company | Mar 20, 2013 | Mar 22, 2013 | Apr 5, 2013 | 8,733 |
| 472604-98 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Mar 23, 1998 | Jan 26, 1998 | Apr 1, 1998 | 9,000 |
| 472604-99 | Drill | Amerada Hess Corporation | Jan 26, 1998 | Jan 26, 1998 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-171875 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-270968 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 144 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,540 | 8,594 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,232 | 12.25 | 810 S |
| 7 | 6,149 | 8.75 | 226 S |
| 3.5 | 8,727 | 6.125 | 220 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 | Jan 9, 2014 | Jul 26, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1999 | Jun 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-481-34016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34016 → 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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