WELL · 42-165-37317 · DISTRICT 8
Cothes B #3
Gaines County · Harris field · Injection · Vertical
Cothes B #3 (API 42-165-37317) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC, completed October 29, 2013 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 14, 2011, permitted to 5,003 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 96.9K barrels of oil and 5.19K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 52.9K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 254
- Phone
- (432) 684-3727
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 14, 2011 |
- 5,003
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 2013
- completed
- 96.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.19K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 2013
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cothes "B" O-11-67843 | Harris | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 4 | 96.9K | 5.19K | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,078 · prior 12 1,715(+21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seaboard Oil CompanyNov 1997 → May 2002
- 2Seaboard Operating Co.Jun 2002 → May 2003
- 3Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2003 → Oct 2005
- 4Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 5Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 710149-99 | Drill | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Feb 11, 2011 | Feb 14, 2011 | Mar 9, 2011 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 2013 | Cothes B O-11-67843 | Harris | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Injection | 5,003 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,256 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,924 | 332 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,108 | 148 |
| Grayburg | 4,196 | -940 |
| San Andres | 4,526 | -1,270 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,528 | 4,639 | Perforated |
| 4,684 | 4,914 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | 5,003 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Jul 21, 2014 | Nov 6, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 2012 | Aug 29, 2011 | Yes |
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 42-165-37317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37317 → 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
- 52.9K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 737K
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000107816 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,000 | 2,000 | 4,450–5,000 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 52,870 · prior 12 41,959(+26%)
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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