WELL · 42-704-30223 · DISTRICT 3
S.T. 446-L SW #3
Brazos-LB County · Vertical
S.T. 446-L SW #3 (API 42-704-30223) is a permitted well in Brazos-LB County filed by American Exploration Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 1993, permitted to 7,710 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 1, 1997 · 575 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | American Exploration Companythrough Dec 1996 |
| Latest permit | American Exploration CompanyFeb 25, 1993 |
- 7,710
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 513K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S.T. 446L SW, Shell S.T. 77323 G-3-104741 | Brazos Block 446L SW-4 (M15C) | Capco Offshore of Texas, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2017 |
| S.T. 446-L SW G-3-146961 | Brazos Area 446-L SE-4 (Disc B) | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc | 1 | 0 | 513K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2017 |
| S.T. 446-L SW G-3-131260 | Brazos Block 446-L (Z Sand) | American Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jan 1993 |
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.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409245-98 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Jun 18, 1993 | Feb 25, 1993 | Jan 16, 1993 | 7,710 |
| 409245-99 | Recompletion | American Exploration Company | Feb 22, 1993 | Feb 25, 1993 | — | 7,710 |
| 358904-99 | Recompletion | Conquest Exploration Company | May 3, 1989 | May 4, 1989 | — | 7,710 |
| 322206-99 | Recompletion | Conquest Exploration Company | Oct 23, 1986 | Oct 27, 1986 | — | 7,710 |
| 176311-99 | Drill | Shell Offshore Inc. | Nov 1, 1982 | Nov 1, 1982 | — | 7,710 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-104741 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-131260 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-146961 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 73 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE B SAND | 6,925 | -6,852 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE C SAND | 7,189 | -7,116 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE D SAND | 7,695 | -7,622 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,588 | 6,592 | Perforated |
| 6,620 | 6,626 | Perforated |
| 6,820 | 6,826 | Perforated |
| 6,924 | 6,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | 262 | — | — |
| 16 | 802 | 20 | 800 S |
| 16 | 806 | 20 | 800 S |
| 10.75 | 3,006 | 13.5 | 1,200 S |
| 2.875 | 6,540 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 7,164 | 13.5 | 2,700 S |
| 7.625 | 7,164 | 9.875 | 1,500 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 | Feb 9, 1994 | Mar 31, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1989 | Jun 20, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1989 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 7, 1983 | — |
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 42-704-30223 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-704-30223 → 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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