WELL · 42-165-01434 · DISTRICT 8

Gillis A. R. -A- #3

Plugged

Gaines County · Russell North (Devonian) field · Vertical

Gillis A. R. -A- #3 (API 42-165-01434) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged October 20, 2008, last operated by Platinum Exploration Inc..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 15, 2003, permitted to 12,000 ft.

Operator of record

Platinum Exploration Inc.

Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 84 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedule	Platinum Exploration Inc.
Production reports	none
Latest permit	Platinum Exploration Inc.Jul 15, 2003

12,000: total depth, ft
2: permits on file
Jul 15, 2003: last permit issued
Jan 31, 2003: completed
0: cumulative oil, bbl
0: cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule: OFF SCHEDULE
Completed: Jan 31, 2003
Shut in: —
Plugged: Oct 20, 2008

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
Gillis, A. R. -A- O-11-68693	Russell, North (Devonian)	Platinum Exploration Inc.	1	0	0	Jul 2003 – Jul 2026

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Permits

Permit	Type	Operator	Received	Issued	Spud	Depth
534165-98	Reenter	Platinum Exploration Inc.	Oct 23, 2003	Jul 15, 2003	Jan 6, 2003	12,000
534165-99	Drill	Platinum Exploration Inc.	Jul 15, 2003	Jul 15, 2003	—	12,000

Completions

Completed	Lease	Field	Operator	Status	Depth
—	— O-11-68693	—	—	—	—

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

From	To	Type
11,082	11,098	Open hole

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing in	Set at	Hole in	Cement
11.75	324	13.75	370 S
8.625	4,670	11	2,450 S
5.5	11,082	7.875	850 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 →

Filed	W-2 / G-1 date	Logs referenced
Nov 5, 2004	Jul 28, 2003	Yes
Sep 9, 2004	—	—
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 42-165-01434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
Completion packets for 42-165-01434 → 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.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0: bbl, last 12 reported months
2.16M: bbl, all reported
Oct 2008: reported through

UIC	Kind	Status	Permitted bbl/d	Max psi	Zone ft
000092123	H-1 Injection	Plugged Oct 24, 2008	15,000	175	4,606–11,098

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

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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