WELL · 42-041-31531 · DISTRICT 3
DRC GA #3
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Drc GA #3 (API 42-041-31531) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged July 23, 2001, last operated by Douglas Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1991 and 1997, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Westlands Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Douglas Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 28.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2001.
Operator of record
Permitted by Westlands Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2010
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Douglas Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Rwa Corporationthrough Oct 1998 |
| Latest permit | Westlands Resources CorporationOct 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1998
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 23, 2001
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRC GA O-3-21309 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Douglas Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 11.8K | 28.6K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2001 |
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.
- 1Rwa CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 468445-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Westlands Resources Corporation | Oct 6, 1997 | Oct 23, 1997 | Nov 26, 1997 | 9,000 |
| 392008-98 | Drill | Westlands Resources Corporation | Dec 10, 1991 | Sep 18, 1991 | Sep 21, 1991 | 8,500 |
| 392008-99 | Drill | Westlands Resources Corporation | Sep 18, 1991 | Sep 18, 1991 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21309 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 265 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,466 | -8,201 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,515 | 12,105 | Perforated |
| 8,515 | 12,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,748 | 14.75 | 880 S |
| 7.625 | 8,515 | 9.875 | 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 | Apr 2, 1998 | Feb 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1992 | Nov 21, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 9, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31531 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31531 → 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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