WELL · 42-505-36273 · DISTRICT 4
Degarza #3
Zapata County · Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Degarza #3 (API 42-505-36273) is a well in Zapata County operated by Central Gulf Petroleum Inc, completed January 29, 2009 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 10, 2008, permitted to 15,500 ft.
It was permitted by Whitson, James A., JR. and has since transferred to Central Gulf Petroleum Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Q Sand, R Sand.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whitson, James A., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Woodlands, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 10 permits on file · (512) 595-6469
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Central Gulf Petroleum Inc |
| Production reports | Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Whitson, James A., Jr.Sep 10, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 10, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.54M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Degarza G-4-247852 | Fandango (Wilcox Consolidated) | Central Gulf Petroleum Inc | 1 | 0 | 3.54M | Jan 2009 – 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.
- 1Whitson, James A., Jr.Jan 2009 → Aug 2010
- 2White Oak Operating Company LLCSep 2010 → Jul 2013
- 3Escudo Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2013 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 669643-99 | Drill | Whitson, James A., Jr. | Aug 22, 2008 | Sep 10, 2008 | Sep 15, 2008 | 15,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-247852 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Q Sand | 12,340 | -11,864 |
| R Sand | 13,864 | -13,388 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,764 | 13,818 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,300 | 16 | 523 S |
| 9.625 | 7,699 | 12.25 | 579 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 | Jun 25, 2009 | Mar 17, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-505-36273 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-36273 → 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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