WELL · 42-051-33981 · DISTRICT 3
Flencher #3
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Flencher #3 (API 42-051-33981) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed November 9, 2016 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 26, 2016, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pmo and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Poth - Disposal, Wilcox, Austin Chalk, Edwards.
Its lease has reported 5.31K barrels of oil and 28.2K mcf of gas since November 2016, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pmo; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Nov 24, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.through Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | PmoMay 26, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 26, 2016
- last permit issued
- Nov 9, 2016
- completed
- 5.31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 28.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 9, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flencher O-3-27160 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 1 | 5.31K | 28.2K | Nov 2016 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1PmoNov 2016 → Nov 2016
- 2Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCDec 2016 → May 2019
- 3Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Jun 2019
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-27160 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 308 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Poth - Disposal | 2,760 | -2,452 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 4,000 | -3,692 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - DISPOSAL | 8,643 | -8,335 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,192 | 15,354 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,360 | 12.25 | 680 S |
| 5.5 | 8,300 | 6.75 | 750 S |
| 7.625 | 8,856 | 8.75 | 420 S |
| 5 | 15,624 | 6.75 | 750 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 | Jan 6, 2017 | Nov 22, 2016 | Yes |
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 42-051-33981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33981 → 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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