WELL · 42-135-00044 · DISTRICT 8
Cummins H. E. -K- #3
Ector County · Goldsmith (5600) field · Vertical
Cummins H. E. -K- #3 (API 42-135-00044) is a well in Ector County operated by Arco Oil & Gas CO., completed March 14, 1960.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 22, 1983, permitted to 5,850 ft.
Its lease has reported 189K barrels of oil and 482K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 7, 2005 · 3,065 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Oil & Gas Co. |
| Production reports | Slant Operating, LLCthrough Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Aug 22, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 22, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1960
- completed
- 189K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 482K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1960
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cummins, H.e."k" O-10-24278 | Goldsmith, N. (San Andres, Con.) | Formentera Operations LLC | 3 | 189K | 482K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Anadarko Petroleum CorporationFeb 1993 → Mar 2007
- 3Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Jun 2021
- 4Slant Operating, LLCApr 2022 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206768-99 | Other | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Aug 16, 1983 | Aug 22, 1983 | — | 5,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24278 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,133 | 5,584 | Perforated |
| 5,634 | 5,690 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,494 | — | — |
| 8.625 | 1,506 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 5,473 | — | — |
| 2 | 5,633 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,837 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,850 | 7.875 | 1,537 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 | Nov 4, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 7, 1960 | — |
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 42-135-00044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-00044 → 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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