WELL · 42-169-34061 · DISTRICT 8
Rains A #3
Garza County · Sims (Glorieta) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Rains A #3 (API 42-169-34061) is a well in Garza County operated by Aviator Energy LLC, completed October 9, 2020 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2011, permitted to 3,800 ft.
It was permitted by Texland Petroleum, L.P. and has since transferred to Aviator Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 8.92K barrels of oil and 45 mcf of gas since August 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texland Petroleum, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Plano, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (972) 836-7802
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aviator Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Texland Petroleum, L.P.through May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Texland Petroleum, L.P.Jul 13, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 2020
- completed
- 8.92K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 2020
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rains "A" O-11-69794 | Sims (Glorieta) | Aviator Energy, LLC | 1 | 8.92K | 45 | Aug 2011 – 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.
- 1Texland Petroleum, L.P.Oct 2011 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719997-99 | Drill | Texland Petroleum, L.P. | Jul 11, 2011 | Jul 13, 2011 | Jul 22, 2011 | 3,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69794 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,586 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 2,416 | 170 |
| San AndresTOP SAN ANDRES | 2,416 | 170 |
| San AndresLOWER SAN ANDRES | 3,078 | -492 |
| San AndresTOP LOWER SAN ANDRES | 3,078 | -492 |
| Glorieta | 3,457 | -871 |
| GlorietaTOP GLORIETA | 3,457 | -871 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,625 | 3,712 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 256 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,800 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Nov 16, 2020 | Nov 9, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2012 | Dec 16, 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 42-169-34061 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-169-34061 → 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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