TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · THOMAS -D & E- LEASE · API 42-135-07059 · DISTRICT 7B
Thomas -D & E- #3
Ector County · TXL (San Andres) field · Vertical
Thomas -D & E- #3 (API 42-135-07059) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged February 28, 2002, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 17, 1981, permitted to 5,880 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Oil Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 14.3K barrels of oil and 66.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Feb 2018 |
| Latest permit | Shell Oil CompanyFeb 17, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,880
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 1981
- completed
- 14.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 28, 2002
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas -D & E- O-10-14279 | TXL (San Andres) | Apache Corporation | 2 | 14.3K | 66.6K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2018 |
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.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1995
- 2Anadarko Petroleum CorporationDec 1995 → Mar 2007
- 3Apache CorporationApr 2007 → Feb 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 108597-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Feb 17, 1981 | Feb 17, 1981 | — | 5,880 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 1981 | Thomas -D & E- O-10-14279 | TXL (San Andres) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | TXL North Unit O-10-20487 | TXL (Tubb) | Formentera Operations LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,117 | 4,289 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | — | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 4,304 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,424 | — | 500 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 24, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-135-07059 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-07059 → 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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