WELL · 42-121-31081 · DISTRICT 9
Lea B #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Lea B #3 (API 42-121-31081) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged August 27, 2025, last operated by Briley Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 2001, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Briley Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cordell, Marble Falls, Viola.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (817) 713-8818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Briley Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through May 2025 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Jun 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 526K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2002 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 27, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lea "B" G-13-187821 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Briley Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 526K | Jan 2002 – Aug 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 317 · prior 12 1,476(-79%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 2002 → Aug 2002
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPSep 2002 → Oct 2018
- 3Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → May 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510749-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Jun 26, 2001 | Jun 26, 2001 | Sep 10, 2001 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-187821 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 848 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 6,134 | -5,286 |
| Marble Falls | 7,469 | -6,621 |
| Viola | 8,594 | -7,746 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,784 | 7,850 | Perforated |
| 8,118 | 8,138 | Perforated |
| 8,290 | 8,572 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,041 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,680 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Jun 3, 2002 | Mar 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-121-31081 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31081 → 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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