WELL · 42-135-08295 · DISTRICT 8
Wheeler, A. E. #3
Ector County · Vertical
Wheeler, A. E. #3 (API 42-135-08295) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Sun Exploration & Production CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1988, permitted to 10,550 ft.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including San Andres, Tubb, Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 42.4K barrels of oil and 275K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Sun Exploration & Production Co.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 23, 1988
- Permits on file
- 1,284
- Phone
- (214) 890-6205
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Petexthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sun Exploration & Production Co.Nov 17, 1988 |
- 10,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 42.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 275K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, A. E. O-10-18612 | Wheeler (Silurian) | Petex | 1 | 42.4K | 275K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 613 · prior 12 634(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Floyd Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 23TEC Energy CorporationMar 2000 → Jul 2001
- 3Breck Operating Corp.Aug 2001 → Dec 2018
- 4PetexJan 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 353359-99 | Recompletion | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Nov 16, 1988 | Nov 17, 1988 | — | 10,550 |
| 15449-99 | Other | Sun Exploration & Production Co. | Jan 4, 1978 | Jan 4, 1978 | — | 10,499 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-18612 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,126 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,269 | -1,143 |
| Tubb | 6,130 | -3,004 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 6,647 | -3,521 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,460 | -4,334 |
| Woodford | 7,898 | -4,772 |
| Devonian | 8,240 | -5,114 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 8,748 | -5,622 |
| Fusselman | 9,113 | -5,987 |
| Montoya | 9,242 | -6,116 |
| Simpson | 9,492 | -6,366 |
| McKee | 9,928 | -6,802 |
| Waddell | 10,177 | -7,051 |
| Joins | 10,370 | -7,244 |
| Ellenburger | 10,576 | -7,450 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,700 | 7,768 | Perforated |
| 8,425 | 8,490 | Perforated |
| 9,146 | 9,167 | Perforated |
| 10,240 | 10,258 | Perforated |
| — | 9,195 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 220 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,879 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,538 | — | 400 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 | Apr 19, 1989 | Mar 6, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 28, 1964 | — |
| 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 42-135-08295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-08295 → 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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