TEXAS · WELLS · DIMMIT COUNTY · PENA CREEK III UNIT B LEASE · API 42-127-33732 · DISTRICT 01
Pena Creek III Unit B #4H
Dimmit County · Indio Tanks (Pearsall) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Pena Creek Iii Unit B #4H (API 42-127-33732) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Exco Operating Company LP, completed January 23, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 2010, permitted to 9,489 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 845K mcf of gas since January 2011, last reporting volume in October 2023.
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 Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Aug 9, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,489
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 845K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2011 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 2011
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2016
- 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 Unit B G-1-263301 | Indio Tanks (Pearsall) | Exco Operating Company, LP | 1 | 0 | 845K | Jan 2011 – Oct 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 2011 → Jun 2013
- 2Exco Operating Company, LPJul 2013 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 700363-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 8, 2011 | Aug 9, 2010 | Sep 1, 2010 | 15,000 |
| 700363-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 6, 2010 | Aug 9, 2010 | Sep 1, 2010 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 2011 | Pena Creek III Unit B G-1-263301 | Indio Tanks (Pearsall) | Exco Operating Company LP | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2016 | 9,489 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 597 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 4,847 | -4,250 |
| Austin Chalk | 5,162 | -4,565 |
| Eagle Ford | 6,015 | -5,418 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,171 | 17,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,680 | 14.75 | 980 S |
| 7.625 | 9,489 | 9.875 | 1,335 S |
| 5.5 | 17,317 | 6.75 | 695 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 | May 3, 2012 | Jul 5, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 22, 2014. Density, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 9489 to 1168 as filed | Jan 22, 2014run Nov 5, 2010 | 1.74 |
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 42-127-33732 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-33732 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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