WELL · 42-003-34593 · DISTRICT 8

Collins #3

Plugged

Andrews County · Nelson (Wichita) field  · Vertical

Collins #3 (API 42-003-34593) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged August 14, 2009, last operated by BC Operating Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1987, permitted to 10,500 ft.

It was permitted by Breck Operating Corp. and has since transferred to BC Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta, Wa Pay, Wichita-Albany.

Its lease has reported 6.46K barrels of oil and 16.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2010.

Operator of record

BC Operating Inc.

Permitted by Breck Operating Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 368 permits on file · (432) 296-9379

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBC Operating Inc.
Production reportsBreck Operating Corp.through Mar 1998
Latest permitBreck Operating Corp.Jul 13, 1987

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

10,500
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jul 13, 1987
last permit issued
Aug 1, 1987
completed
6.46K
cumulative oil, bbl
16.7K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2010

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 1, 1987
Shut in
—
Plugged
Aug 14, 2009

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Collins O-10-31341Nelson (Wichita)BC Operating, Inc.16.46K16.7KJan 1993 – Jun 2010

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.

  1. 1Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 1998

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
332598-99RecompletionBreck Operating Corp.Jul 8, 1987Jul 13, 1987—7,700
258748-99DrillBreck Operating Corp.Nov 26, 1984Nov 26, 1984Jan 6, 198510,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-31341————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,345 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
San Andres4,290-945
GlorietaGLORIETTA5,460-2,115
WA Pay7,030-3,685
Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA7,030-3,685
Devonian7,820-4,475
Devonion7,820-4,475
Ellenburger10,120-6,775
EllenburgerELLENBURGER DOLOMITE10,220-6,875
Ellen Dol. Pay10,220-6,875

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,2197,375Perforated
10,15010,302Open hole

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37531217.5340 S
8.6253,600112,200 S
5.510,1507.875825 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Sep 10, 1987Aug 13, 1987Yes
00Aug 20, 1987——
00Jun 10, 1985May 24, 1985—
00Jun 4, 1985——

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.

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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