WELL · 42-163-33400 · DISTRICT 1
McWilliams Heirs A #3
Frio County · Doering Ranch (Georgetown) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mcwilliams Heirs A #3 (API 42-163-33400) is a well in Frio County operated by Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC, completed October 14, 2009 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 2009, permitted to 6,312 ft.
It was permitted by Virtex Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Escondidop, Olmos, Buda.
Its lease has reported 484K barrels of oil and 3.4M mcf of gas since May 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC
Permitted by Virtex Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 30
- Phone
- (918) 728-3020
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Trailblazer Energy Resources,llcthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Virtex Operating Company, Inc.Jul 28, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,312
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 2009
- last permit issued
- Oct 14, 2009
- completed
- 484K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.4M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 14, 2009
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2024
- 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McWilliams Heirs A O-1-15060 | Doering Ranch (Georgetown) | Trailblazer Energy Resources,llc | 8 | 484K | 3.4M | May 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 93,870 · prior 12 87,812(+7%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,759 · prior 12 5,070(-26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Virtex Operating Company, Inc.May 2009 → Aug 2023
- 2Trailblazer Energy Resources,llcSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683202-99 | Drill | Virtex Operating Company, Inc. | Jul 17, 2009 | Jul 28, 2009 | Aug 4, 2009 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 14, 2009 | McWilliams Heirs A O-1-15060 | Doering Ranch (Georgetown) | Trailblazer Energy Resources LLC | Shut IN · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 6,312 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 592 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,934 | 5,941 | Perforated |
| 5,948 | 5,961 | Perforated |
| 5,970 | 5,972 | Perforated |
| 5,980 | 5,982 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 721 | 13.5 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 6,291 | 9.875 | 825 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 | Mar 8, 2010 | Oct 28, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-163-33400 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-33400 → 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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