WELL · 42-165-00614 · DISTRICT 8
Butler #3
Gaines County · Glasco (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Butler #3 (API 42-165-00614) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged June 3, 2011, last operated by Oxy USA Wtp Eor LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 1986, permitted to 12,575 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp Eor LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Simpson, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 63.5K barrels of oil and 18.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2026 · (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP EOR LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Mar 2003 |
| Latest permit | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 26, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,575
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 1986
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1986
- completed
- 63.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 3, 2011
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler O-10-29856 | Glasco (Ellenburger) | OXY USA WTP EOR, LLC | 3 | 63.5K | 18.9K | Jan 1993 – 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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Mar 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321122-99 | Recompletion | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | Sep 26, 1986 | Sep 26, 1986 | — | 12,575 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29856 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,030 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Simpson | 13,764 | -10,734 |
| Ellenburger | 13,804 | -10,774 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,815 | 13,823 | Perforated |
| — | 12,544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 342 | 17.25 | 350 S |
| 13.375 | 342 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,750 | 11 | 2,650 S |
| 5.5 | 12,575 | 7.875 | 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 | Feb 13, 1995 | Dec 19, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1986 | Nov 18, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1986 | — | — |
| 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 42-165-00614 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-00614 → 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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