WELL · 42-165-37320 · DISTRICT 8
Twister #3
Gaines County · Riley North (Devonian) field · Vertical
Twister #3 (API 42-165-37320) is a well in Gaines County operated by Wtg Exploration, completed May 25, 2012.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2011 and 2014, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian, Devonian.
Its 2 leases have reported 311K barrels of oil since August 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 269 permits on file · (432) 664-8876
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | WTG Exploration |
| Production reports | WTG Explorationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationMay 29, 2014 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 29, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 25, 2012
- completed
- 311K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twister O-11-69464 | Riley, North (Devonian) | WTG Exploration | 3 | 289K | 0 | Aug 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Twister O-11-70335 | Riley, North (Penn) | WTG Exploration | 1 | 21.9K | 0 | Apr 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,704 · prior 12 8,673(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WTG ExplorationAug 2009 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785510-99 | Recompletion | WTG Exploration | Apr 24, 2014 | May 29, 2014 | Mar 28, 2014 | 10,700 |
| 710227-98 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Jun 9, 2011 | Feb 22, 2011 | Mar 9, 2011 | 13,000 |
| 710227-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Feb 14, 2011 | Feb 22, 2011 | Mar 3, 2011 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69464 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-70335 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,467 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,282 | 9,486 | Perforated |
| 10,712 | 10,747 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,892 | 17.5 | 1,760 S |
| 8.625 | 7,517 | 11 | 1,800 S |
| 8.625 | 7,970 | 11 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 10,387 | 7.875 | 710 S |
| 5.5 | 11,950 | 7.875 | 310 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 2, 2015 | Jun 25, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 2014 | Apr 23, 2014 | 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 42-165-37320 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37320 → 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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