WELL · 42-047-31751 · DISTRICT 4
Trad/Kalifa #3
Brooks County · Scott & Hopper (6950) field · Vertical
Trad/Kalifa #3 (API 42-047-31751) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged May 3, 2023, last operated by Anderson Oil Ltd..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits in 1997, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd and has since transferred to Anderson Oil Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, 7750 Vx Pay.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.91K barrels of oil and 22.8K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in August 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 114 permits on file · (713) 881-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Anderson Oil Ltd. |
| Production reports | Anderson Oil Ltd.through Oct 2000 |
| Latest permit | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdJul 28, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1997
- completed
- 1.91K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Aug 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trad/Kalifa O-4-12693 | Scott & Hopper (6950) | Anderson Oil Ltd. | 1 | 1.7K | 10.4K | Aug 1997 – Aug 2023 |
| Trad/Kalifa O-4-12669 | Scott & Hopper (Vx. 7750) | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | 1 | 211 | 12.4K | Apr 1997 – Oct 1997 |
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.
- 1Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals LtdApr 1997 → May 2000
- 2Anderson Oil Ltd.Jun 2000 → Oct 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465166-99 | Recompletion | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | Jul 21, 1997 | Jul 28, 1997 | Jul 28, 1997 | 8,200 |
| 457794-99 | Drill | Cotton, W.L. Gems & Minerals Ltd | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 28, 1997 | Mar 16, 1997 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-4-12669 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-12693 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 244 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,961 | 6,971 | Perforated |
| 7,756 | 7,762 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,843 | 12.25 | 810 S |
| 4.5 | 8,021 | 7.875 | 670 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 | Sep 24, 1997 | Aug 8, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 3, 1997 | May 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1997 | May 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-047-31751 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-31751 → 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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