WELL · 42-087-00158 · DISTRICT 10
Wattenbarger -A- #3
Collingsworth County · Panhandle Collingsworth County field · Vertical
Wattenbarger -A- #3 (API 42-087-00158) is a well in Collingsworth County operated by Gruy Petroleum Management CO., completed April 11, 1957.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 1998, permitted to 1,958 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cimmaron Anhydrite, Red Cave, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite.
Its 2 leases have reported 386 barrels of oil and 61.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Irving, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 22, 2005
- Permits on file
- 678
- Phone
- (303) 295-3995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jan 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.
- 1,958
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 11, 1957
- completed
- 386
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 61.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 11, 1957
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wattenbarger -A- G-14-171528 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 46.5K | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Wattenbarger -A- O-14-5772 | Panhandle Collingsworth County | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | 1 | 386 | 14.9K | Jan 1993 – Aug 1999 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 648 · prior 12 765(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1995
- 2Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jan 1998 → Apr 2006
- 3Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Sep 2014
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2014 → Jun 2022
- 5Bce-Mach III LLCJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472186-99 | Reclass | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Jan 14, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | — | 1,958 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-14-171528 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-5772 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,023 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cimmaron Anhydrite | 697 | 1,326 |
| Red Cave | 1,120 | 903 |
| Panhandle Lime | 1,326 | 697 |
| Brown Dolomite | 1,766 | 257 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,756 | 1,942 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 539 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 1,958 | — | — |
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 2, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1984 | May 8, 1984 | — |
| 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 42-087-00158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-087-00158 → 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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