WELL · 42-003-01765 · DISTRICT 8
State -BN- #3U
Andrews County · Triple-N (Penn. Upper) field · Vertical
State -BN- #3U (API 42-003-01765) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged August 6, 1999, last operated by Ring Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 16, 1988, permitted to 9,301 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Ring Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, McKnight.
Its lease has reported 811K barrels of oil and 340K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 80 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 997
- Phone
- (432) 682-7464
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ring Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Ring Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,301
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 811K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 340K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 1999
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; they carry 80 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple-N /Grayburg/ Cons. O-10-21159 | Triple-N (Grayburg) | Ring Energy, Inc. | 80 | 811K | 340K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 420 · prior 12 1,145(-63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pennzoil Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1995 → Feb 1999
- 3Pennzenergy Exp. & Prod., L.L.C.Mar 1999 → Mar 2000
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Jun 2002
- 5Merit Energy CompanyJul 2002 → Feb 2004
- 6Americo Energy Resources, LLCMar 2004 → Nov 2018
- 7Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Dec 2018 → Mar 2025
- 8Ring Energy, Inc.Apr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347684-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 13, 1988 | Jun 16, 1988 | — | 9,301 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-21159 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,176 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,115 | -939 |
| San Andres | 4,335 | -1,159 |
| McKnight | 5,457 | -2,281 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,287 | 4,297 | Perforated |
| — | 8,895 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 403 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 9.625 | 4,085 | 12.25 | 1,800 S |
| 7 | 9,283 | 8.75 | 570 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 | Oct 3, 1988 | Aug 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-003-01765 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-01765 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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