WELL · 42-105-40894 · DISTRICT 1
Childress 15 #3
Crockett County · Kelley (Ellenburger) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Childress 15 #3 (API 42-105-40894) is a well in Crockett County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed January 29, 2009 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 2008, permitted to 8,950 ft.
It was permitted by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCNov 14, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 62.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress 15 G-1-251718 | Kelley (Ellenburger) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 62.2K | Jan 2009 – 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.
- 1Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2009 → Sep 2014
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Feb 2018
- 3Upp Operating, LLCJun 2019 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 672988-99 | Drill | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Oct 13, 2008 | Nov 14, 2008 | Jan 12, 2009 | 8,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-1-251718 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,384 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 1,184 | 1,200 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,841 | -2,457 |
| CanyonUPPER CANYON | 7,424 | -5,040 |
| Strawn | 8,463 | -6,079 |
| Ellenburger | 8,560 | -6,176 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,560 | 8,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,123 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 8,700 | 7.875 | 550 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 | Dec 9, 2009 | Jun 29, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-105-40894 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-105-40894 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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