WELL · 42-015-30246 · DISTRICT 3
Wright-Best #3A
Austin County · Orange Hill S.(wilcox 11000) field · Vertical
Wright-Best #3A (API 42-015-30246) is a plugged well in Austin County, plugged January 23, 2013, last operated by Tex-Atic Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 1998, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by Texical, Inc. and has since transferred to Tex-Atic Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texical, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
S. Lake Tahoe, CA · P-5 Y, filed May 8, 2015 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tex-Atic Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | Tex-Atic Resources, Inc.through May 2004 |
| Latest permit | Texical, Inc.Sep 14, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 468K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 23, 2013
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wright-Best G-3-175554 | Orange Hill, S.(wilcox 11000) | Tex-Atic Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 468K | May 1999 – Jul 2015 |
| Best, R. G-3-70300 | Orange Hill, S.(wilcox 11000) | Farrell, James E. (Ed) | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1998 |
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.
- 1Tex-Atic Resources, Inc.May 1999 → May 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479439-99 | Reenter | Texical, Inc. | Sep 14, 1998 | Sep 14, 1998 | Oct 20, 1998 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-70300 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-175554 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 158 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,986 | 11,016 | Perforated |
| 10,996 | 11,006 | Perforated |
| 11,180 | 1,190 | Perforated |
| 11,226 | 11,230 | Perforated |
| 11,254 | 11,260 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,737 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 11,500 | 7.375 | — |
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 22, 2000 | Sep 3, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-015-30246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30246 → 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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