WELL · 42-003-36897 · DISTRICT 8
Bitler Deep #3
Andrews County · Fullerton North (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Bitler Deep #3 (API 42-003-36897) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged January 13, 2009, last operated by Scythian Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 21, 1991, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Scythian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tubb, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp, Devonain.
Its 2 leases have reported 329K barrels of oil and 23.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2018. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 7 permits on file · (432) 559-3870
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scythian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Scythian, Ltd.through Jan 2009 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyFeb 21, 1991 |
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
- Feb 21, 1991
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 1991
- completed
- 329K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 13, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitler Deep O-10-33150 | Fullerton, North (Ellenburger) | Scythian, Ltd. | 4 | 329K | 23.5K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2018 |
| — O-10-33327 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1998
- 2Scythian, Ltd.Oct 1998 → Jan 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 384755-98 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Oct 23, 1991 | Feb 21, 1991 | Oct 28, 1991 | 10,500 |
| 384755-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Feb 19, 1991 | Feb 21, 1991 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33150 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33327 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Tubb | 6,476 | -3,140 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,058 | -3,722 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,292 | -3,956 |
| Devonain | 8,195 | -4,859 |
| Simpson | 9,338 | -6,002 |
| Ellenburger | 9,800 | -6,464 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,805 | 9,879 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 374 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 9.625 | 4,900 | 12.25 | 1,750 S |
| 7 | 9,803 | 8.75 | 575 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 | Mar 9, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1992 | Dec 30, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-003-36897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-36897 → 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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