TEXAS · WELLS · DIMMIT COUNTY · PENA CREEK III LEASE · API 42-127-33702 · DISTRICT 01
Pena Creek III #1H
Dimmit County · Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) field · Producing · Horizontal
Pena Creek Iii #1H (API 42-127-33702) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Exco Operating Company LP, completed September 14, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 3, 2010, permitted to 6,242 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Exco Operating Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 85.5K barrels of oil and 203K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 515
- Phone
- (214) 368-2084
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Exco Operating Company LP |
| Production reports | Exco Operating Company, LPthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 3, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,242
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 2010
- completed
- 85.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 203K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 2010
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pena Creek III O-1-15311 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Exco Operating Company, LP | 1 | 85.5K | 203K | Sep 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,212 · prior 12 8,253(-13%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,084 · prior 12 1,408(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2010 → Jun 2013
- 2Exco Operating Company, LPJul 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 696916-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 23, 2010 | Jun 3, 2010 | Jun 20, 2010 | 9,000 |
| 696916-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 2, 2010 | Jun 3, 2010 | Jun 20, 2010 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2010 | Pena Creek III O-1-15311 | Briscoe Ranch (Eagleford) | Exco Operating Company LP | Producing | 6,242 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 605 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 4,753 | -4,148 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,069 | -4,464 |
| Eagle Ford | 5,858 | -5,253 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,424 | 11,680 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,977 | 12.25 | 765 S |
| 5.5 | 11,780 | 8.75 | 2,135 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 23, 2011 | Nov 10, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-127-33702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-33702 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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