WELL · 42-097-33717 · DISTRICT 9
Knight Ranch #3
Cooke County · Foamy Mud (Strawn P-9 Sand) field · Vertical
Knight Ranch #3 (API 42-097-33717) is a plugged well in Cooke County, plugged March 8, 2011, last operated by Wfw Production Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 2, 2005, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by West Bay Exploration Company and has since transferred to Wfw Production Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Gatewood, Lime Marker, Foamy Mud P-9.
Its 2 leases have reported 48.5K barrels of oil since October 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by West Bay Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Muenster, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 265 permits on file · (940) 736-3251
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WFW Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | WFW Production Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | West Bay Exploration CompanyFeb 2, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 2005
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2005
- completed
- 48.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2011
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knight Ranch O-13-30361 | Foamy Mud (Strawn P-9 Sand) | WFW Production Company, Inc. | 3 | 48.5K | 0 | Oct 2004 – Jul 2026 |
| Knight Ranch O-13-30427 | Wildcat | West Bay Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2005 – Jun 2005 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 639 · prior 12 1,087(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1West Bay Exploration CompanyOct 2004 → Jul 2016
- 2WFW Production Company, Inc.Aug 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557124-99 | Drill | West Bay Exploration Company | Feb 2, 2005 | Feb 2, 2005 | Feb 3, 2005 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30361 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30427 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 920 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gatewood | 1,580 | -660 |
| Lime Marker | 2,608 | -1,688 |
| Foamy Mud P-9 | 2,664 | -1,744 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,664 | 2,673 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 2,833 | 7.875 | 625 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 21, 2005 | May 24, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 2005 | Apr 18, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 13, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | May 6, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-097-33717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-097-33717 → 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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