WELL · 42-135-06009 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -D- #3
Ector County · TXL (San Andres) field · Vertical
Txl -D- #3 (API 42-135-06009) is a well in Ector County operated by Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Midland, completed July 30, 1986.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 1978, permitted to 5,726 ft.
It was permitted by Sun Exploration & Production CO. and has since transferred to Sun Expl. & Prod. CO.-Midland on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Goldsmith 5600.
Its lease has reported 13.9M barrels of oil and 40.3M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 496 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sun Exploration & Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 29, 1997 · 815 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Midland |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Jun 12, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,726
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 1986
- completed
- 13.9M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 1986
- 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 496 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL North Unit O-10-20487 | TXL (Tubb) | Formentera Operations LLC | 496 | 13.9M | 40.3M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 91,054 · prior 12 102,642(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 257,591 · prior 12 276,773(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDec 1995 → Mar 2007
- 3Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Jun 2021
- 4Slant Operating, LLCJul 2021 → Oct 2023
- 5Formentera Operations LLCNov 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28039-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jun 12, 1978 | Jun 12, 1978 | Jun 23, 1979 | 5,726 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-20487 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,282 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Goldsmith 5600 | 5,488 | -2,206 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,119 | 4,343 | Perforated |
| 5,481 | 5,726 | Perforated |
| 5,805 | 6,275 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 299 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 2.375 | 4,022 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,481 | 8.75 | 300 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 | Dec 23, 1992 | Oct 13, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 22, 1987 | Aug 8, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 21, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1986 | Aug 8, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 1, 1979 | — |
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 42-135-06009 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-06009 → 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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