TEXAS · WELLS · ECTOR COUNTY · WITCHER, J. E. LEASE · API 42-135-32802 · DISTRICT 7B
Witcher J. E. #3
Ector County · Foster field · Injection · Vertical
Witcher J. E. #3 (API 42-135-32802) is a well in Ector County operated by Occidental Permian Ltd., completed April 1, 2023 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1977, permitted to 4,380 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to Occidental Permian Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 5.09M barrels of oil and 1.36M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 112 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 82K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6,251
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Occidental Permian Ltd. |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyOct 13, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,380
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1977
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2023
- completed
- 5.09M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 112 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Witcher, J. E. O-10-21532 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | 112 | 5.09M | 1.36M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 33,665 · prior 12 37,516(-10%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,654 · prior 12 16,609(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9776-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Oct 13, 1977 | Oct 13, 1977 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 1, 2023 | Witcher J. E. O-10-21532 | Foster | Occidental Permian Ltd. | Injection | 4,380 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,930 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,700 | 230 |
| Grayburg | 3,813 | -883 |
| San Andres | 4,194 | -1,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,796 | 3,814 | Perforated |
| 3,796 | 3,834 | Perforated |
| 3,820 | 3,834 | Perforated |
| 3,850 | 4,100 | Perforated |
| 3,856 | 4,380 | Open hole |
| 3,908 | 4,380 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 223 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,899 | 7.875 | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 3,908 | 7.875 | 625 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 2, 2023 | May 16, 2023 | — |
| 00 | May 5, 1992 | Feb 3, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 13, 1977 | — |
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 42-135-32802 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-32802 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 82K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 2.61M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000012960 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 1,875 | 3,750–4,600 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 82,037 · prior 12 7,948
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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