WELL · 42-009-34692 · DISTRICT 9
American #3
Archer County · Archer County Regular field · Vertical
American #3 (API 42-009-34692) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged March 6, 1995, last operated by Canan Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1980, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Canan, Thomas C. and has since transferred to Canan Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 447 barrels of oil and 8 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 1995. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Canan, Thomas C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 68
- Phone
- (940) 723-2422
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Canan Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Canan Operating, Inc.through Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Canan, Thomas C.Sep 24, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1980
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 1980
- completed
- 447
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 6, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American O-13-19958 | Archer County Regular | Canan Operating, Inc. | 3 | 447 | 8 | Jan 1993 – May 1995 |
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.
- 1Canan Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 93680-99 | Drill | Canan, Thomas C. | Sep 24, 1980 | Sep 24, 1980 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-19958 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,824 | 4,834 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 128 | 10.75 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 4,800 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,100 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 6, 1980 | — |
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 42-009-34692 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-34692 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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