WELL · 42-115-00872 · DISTRICT 8
Richards D. E. #3
Dawson County · Block 35 (Dean Sd.) field · Vertical
Richards D. E. #3 (API 42-115-00872) is a plugged well in Dawson County, plugged October 18, 1978, last operated by QP Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1977 and 1978, permitted to 9,100 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to QP Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 4
- Phone
- (432) 684-4455
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | QP Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyMay 1, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 1, 1978
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 1978
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 1978
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23253-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | May 1, 1978 | May 1, 1978 | — | 8,989 |
| 8942-99 | Other | Amoco Production Company | Sep 30, 1977 | Sep 30, 1977 | — | 9,100 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,921 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lime | 8,405 | -5,484 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,405 | 8,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 456 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 3,984 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,709 | 7.875 | 975 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 12, 1984 | Apr 11, 1978 | — |
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 42-115-00872 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-00872 → 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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