TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · LEE, LUTHER LEASE · API 42-121-31494 · DISTRICT 7C
Lee Luther #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Lee Luther #3 (API 42-121-31494) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged August 3, 2010, last operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 9, 2002, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. |
| Production reports | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through Jan 2008 |
| Latest permit | Republic Energy Inc.Apr 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 24, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 141K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Aug 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 24, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 3, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lee, Luther G-13-190909 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 0 | 141K | May 2002 – Aug 2010 |
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.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.Jun 2002 → Feb 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Jan 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518925-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Apr 8, 2002 | Apr 9, 2002 | Apr 22, 2002 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 2002 | Lee Luther G-13-190909 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 572 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,800 | -3,228 |
| Marble Falls | 7,010 | -6,438 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,340 | -6,768 |
| Viola | 7,825 | -7,253 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,344 | 7,434 | Perforated |
| 7,562 | 7,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,086 | 12.25 | 565 S |
| 5.5 | 7,879 | 7.875 | 360 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 | Nov 25, 2002 | Jul 26, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 14, 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 42-121-31494 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31494 → 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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