WELL · 42-095-31068 · DISTRICT 7
Letcher #3
Concho County · Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) field · Vertical
Letcher #3 (API 42-095-31068) is a plugged well in Concho County, plugged September 17, 1997, last operated by Explo Oil Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 8, 1989, permitted to 2,950 ft.
It was permitted by Diversified Drlg. Services, Inc. and has since transferred to Explo Oil Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Lower Cook.
Its lease has reported 747 barrels of oil and 25 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2003. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Diversified Drlg. Services, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2022 · 11 permits on file · (972) 824-6229
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Explo Oil Inc. |
| Production reports | Explo Oil, Inc.through Apr 1996 |
| Latest permit | Diversified Drlg. Services, Inc.Dec 8, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 8, 1989
- last permit issued
- Sep 10, 1991
- completed
- 747
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 10, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 17, 1997
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Letcher O-9-12704 | Letcher (Lower Cook Sand) | Explo Oil, Inc. | 4 | 747 | 25 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
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.
- 1Explo Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367451-99 | Drill | Diversified Drlg. Services, Inc. | Dec 8, 1989 | Dec 8, 1989 | Dec 20, 1989 | 2,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12704 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,067 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Cook | 1,340 | 727 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,342 | 1,352 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 250 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 2,600 | 7.875 | 260 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 15, 1992 | Oct 24, 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 42-095-31068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-095-31068 → 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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