WELL · 42-137-31956 · DISTRICT 1
Whitehead #3
Edwards County · Four Mills (Ellenburger) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Whitehead #3 (API 42-137-31956) is a horizontal well in Edwards County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed February 14, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 2008, permitted to 11,850 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pennsylvanian, Ellenburger.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newfield Exploration Company; 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 Mar 2019 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 6, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 2008
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 756K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 2006
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2019
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehead G-1-245144 | Four Mills (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 756K | Dec 2008 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Newfield Exploration CompanyJan 2009 → Sep 2016
- 2Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Mar 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 664781-99 | Drill | Newfield Exploration Company | Jun 18, 2008 | Aug 6, 2008 | Nov 5, 2008 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2006 | Whitehead G-1-245144 | Four Mills (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2019 | 11,850 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,972 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PennsylvanianPENN SD | 8,752 | -6,780 |
| Ellenburger | 11,326 | -9,354 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,630 | 11,722 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,501 | 12.25 | 1,260 S |
| 4.5 | 11,821 | 8.75 | 2,000 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 | Nov 16, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | — |
| 00 | May 1, 2009 | Jan 23, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-137-31956 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-137-31956 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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