TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · SHELTON LEASE · API 42-003-05186 · DISTRICT 7B
Shelton #3
Andrews County · Shafter Lake (Yates) field · Producing · Vertical
Shelton #3 (API 42-003-05186) is a well in Andrews County operated by Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C., completed August 7, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 29, 1996, permitted to 7,419 ft.
It was permitted by Sage Energy Company and has since transferred to Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates.
Its lease has reported 18.1K barrels of oil and 4.95K mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sage Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 96
- Phone
- (432) 685-0014
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sage Energy CompanyJul 29, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,419
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1996
- completed
- 18.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.95K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1996
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelton O-10-35060 | Shafter Lake (Yates) | Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C. | 2 | 18.1K | 4.95K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 398 · prior 12 667(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyAug 1996 → Jul 2007
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCAug 2007 → Jul 2012
- 3Lime Rock Resources II-a, L.P.Aug 2012 → Sep 2018
- 4Unitex Oil & Gas, L.L.C.Oct 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450728-98 | Reenter | Sage Energy Company | Sep 4, 1996 | Jul 29, 1996 | Jul 30, 1996 | 3,200 |
| 450728-99 | Reenter | Sage Energy Company | Jul 24, 1996 | Jul 29, 1996 | — | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 1996 | Shelton O-10-35060 | Shafter Lake (Yates) | Unitex Oil & Gas L.L.C. | Producing | 7,419 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,930 | 3,036 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,634 | 12.25 | 3,050 S |
| 5.5 | 6,843 | 7.875 | 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 | Nov 27, 1996 | Sep 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-003-05186 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-05186 → 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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