WELL · 42-041-30990 · DISTRICT 3
Dansby E. M. A #3
Brazos County · Kurten (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Dansby E. M. A #3 (API 42-041-30990) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged October 8, 1992, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1991, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, False Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 243K barrels of oil and 446K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 15, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 15, 1991
- last permit issued
- Apr 16, 1991
- completed
- 243K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 446K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 16, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 1992
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dansby "A" O-3-16400 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 5 | 243K | 446K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-3-21049 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 532(-100%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,981(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386809-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 15, 1991 | Apr 15, 1991 | Apr 10, 1991 | 8,882 |
| 203665-99 | Drill | Champlin Petroleum Co. | Aug 1, 1983 | Aug 1, 1983 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 16, 1991 | Dansby E. M. A O-3-21049 | Kurten (Austin Chalk) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Plugged | — |
| Nov 4, 1987 | Dansby A O-3-16400 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 364 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,869 | -6,505 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,732 | -7,368 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,108 | -7,744 |
| False Buda | 8,545 | -8,181 |
| Buda | 8,583 | -8,219 |
| Georgetown | 8,682 | -8,318 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,989 | 8,075 | Perforated |
| 8,638 | 8,700 | Perforated |
| 8,760 | 8,795 | Perforated |
| 8,805 | 8,819 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,460 | 12.25 | 1,030 S |
| 2.375 | 8,538 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,882 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Jul 15, 1991 | Jul 2, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1991 | Jan 22, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1988 | Jan 22, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 27, 1983 | — |
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 42-041-30990 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30990 → 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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