WELL · 42-135-08809 · DISTRICT 8
Thomas A. E. #3
Ector County · TXL (Silurian) field · Vertical
Thomas A. E. #3 (API 42-135-08809) is a permitted well in Ector County filed by Texaco E & P Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1992, permitted to 9,815 ft.
It was permitted by Texaco E & P Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 325K barrels of oil and 744K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texaco E & P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Texaco E & P Inc.Oct 26, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,815
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 1992
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 325K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 744K
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas, A. E. O-10-32734 | TXL (Tubb) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 4 | 316K | 582K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Thomas, A. E O-10-24191 | TXL (San Andres) | XTO Energy Inc. | 4 | 8.7K | 162K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,306 · prior 12 2,025(-36%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 4,098(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2002
- 2Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Mar 2025
- 4Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 404689-99 | Recompletion | Texaco E & P Inc. | Oct 15, 1992 | Oct 26, 1992 | Oct 27, 1992 | 6,930 |
| 43404-99 | Recompletion | Getty Oil Co. | Feb 28, 1979 | Feb 28, 1979 | — | 9,815 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24191 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-32734 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,197 | 4,435 | Perforated |
| 6,600 | 6,820 | Perforated |
| 9,150 | 6,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 297 | — | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,913 | — | 600 S |
| 2.375 | 4,411 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,814 | — | 800 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 | Feb 10, 1993 | Dec 30, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 19, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 10, 1979 | — |
| 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 42-135-08809 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-08809 → 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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