WELL · 42-003-39471 · DISTRICT 8
Link L. C. #3
Andrews County · Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) field · Producing · Vertical
Link L. C. #3 (API 42-003-39471) is a well in Andrews County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed May 2, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 7, 2005, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Westport Oil And Gas Company, LP and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 753K barrels of oil and 701K mcf of gas since June 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPFeb 7, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 7, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 2, 2005
- completed
- 753K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 701K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 2005
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Link, L. C. O-10-37324 | Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 3 | 753K | 701K | Jun 2004 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,519 · prior 12 14,383(+15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,526 · prior 12 3,701(+76%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPJun 2004 → Feb 2006
- 2Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LPMar 2006 → Mar 2007
- 3Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Nov 2024
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557293-99 | Drill | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | Feb 4, 2005 | Feb 7, 2005 | Mar 15, 2005 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2005 | Link L. C. O-10-37324 | Andrews (Wolfcamp-Penn.) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Producing | 9,500 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,188 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 5,949 | -2,761 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 8,112 | -4,924 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,631 | -5,443 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,025 | -5,837 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,862 | 8,882 | Perforated |
| 9,118 | 9,132 | Perforated |
| 9,152 | 9,154 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 378 | 17.5 | 460 S |
| 8.625 | 5,505 | 11 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,500 | 7.875 | 1,065 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 21, 2005 | May 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-003-39471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-39471 → 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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