WELL · 42-489-31128 · DISTRICT 4
Vaughan #3
Willacy County · I. Y. Garcia (Frio) field · Vertical
Vaughan #3 (API 42-489-31128) is a plugged well in Willacy County, plugged December 4, 2018, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 2005, permitted to 15,000 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including 9300, 9300', Gj, L-27.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.58K barrels of oil and 941K mcf of gas since November 2005, last reporting in December 2018. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Swift Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,153 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy CompanyAug 18, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 1, 2007
- completed
- 4.58K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 941K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 1, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 4, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughan G-4-223029 | I. Y. Garcia (Frio) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 497K | Nov 2006 – Dec 2018 |
| Vaughan O-4-13366 | I. Y. Garcia (Frio) | Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc. | 1 | 4.58K | 444K | Nov 2005 – Jun 2007 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy Operating, LLCNov 2005 → Oct 2006
- 2Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Nov 2006 → Jul 2007
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2007 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 605111-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Aug 17, 2005 | Aug 18, 2005 | Sep 16, 2005 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-223029 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13366 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 38 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| 9300 | 9,010 | -8,972 |
| 9300' | 9,010 | -8,972 |
| GJ | 9,482 | -9,444 |
| L-27 | 11,425 | -11,387 |
| L-27 | 11,452 | -11,414 |
| M-10 | 12,490 | -12,452 |
| M-30 | 12,820 | -12,782 |
| M-50 | 13,257 | -13,219 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,261 | 13,271 | Perforated |
| 13,318 | 13,332 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,498 | 17.5 | 1,450 S |
| 9.625 | 10,671 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 4.5 | 13,725 | 6.5 | 1,000 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 1, 2007 | Jul 23, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 29, 2007 | May 14, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2007 | Nov 29, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2007 | Apr 12, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 2006 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-489-31128 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-489-31128 → 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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