WELL · 42-009-40381 · DISTRICT 9
Medders #3
Archer County · Chalk Hill E. (Congl.) field · Vertical
Medders #3 (API 42-009-40381) is a plugged well in Archer County, plugged September 12, 2017, last operated by Willowbend Investments Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 1990, permitted to 5,600 ft.
It was permitted by Winfrey Oil CO. and has since transferred to Willowbend Investments Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including KMA, Top Of K M A, Caddo, Top Conglomerate.
Its 2 leases have reported 28.2K barrels of oil and 156K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2017. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winfrey Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 162 permits on file · (940) 781-2358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Willowbend Investments Inc. |
| Production reports | Willowbend Investments, Inc.through Mar 2017 |
| Latest permit | Winfrey Oil Co.Dec 18, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1990
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 28.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medders O-13-27577 | Chalk Hill, E. (Congl.) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 3 | 28.2K | 135K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2017 |
| Medders G-13-219738 | Chalk Hill, E. (Congl.) | Willowbend Investments, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 21K | Jun 2006 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Winfrey Oil Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2006
- 2Willowbend Investments, Inc.Jan 2007 → Mar 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381694-99 | Drill | Winfrey Oil Co. | Nov 29, 1990 | Dec 18, 1990 | Dec 1, 1990 | 5,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-219738 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-27577 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,998 | 5,512 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 120 | 12.25 | 65 S |
| 4.5 | 5,585 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Feb 21, 2007 | Jul 17, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1991 | Jan 11, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-009-40381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-009-40381 → 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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