WELL · 42-499-32016 · DISTRICT 6
McDowell Gas Unit #3
Wood County · Yantis (Smackover) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcdowell Gas Unit #3 (API 42-499-32016) is a well in Wood County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed December 30, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 9, 2003, permitted to 13,700 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Paluxy, Glen Rose, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2016 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanySep 9, 2003 |
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 30, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 30, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDowell Gas Unit G-6-201961 | Yantis (Smackover) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 3.56M | Dec 2003 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyDec 2003 → Apr 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 536241-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Sep 9, 2003 | Sep 9, 2003 | Oct 7, 2003 | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-201961 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 440 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Paluxy | 6,361 | -5,921 |
| Glen Rose | 6,758 | -6,318 |
| Travis Peak | 8,538 | -8,098 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,395 | -8,955 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,895 | -11,455 |
| Buckner | 12,539 | -12,099 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,134 | 13,146 | Perforated |
| 13,173 | 13,220 | Perforated |
| 13,225 | 13,227 | Perforated |
| 13,233 | 13,258 | Perforated |
| 13,279 | 13,283 | Perforated |
| 13,328 | 13,329 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 537 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 5,180 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 7 | 13,750 | 8.75 | 1,585 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 13, 2004 | May 14, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-499-32016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-32016 → 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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