WELL · 42-173-30957 · DISTRICT 8
TXL -3- #1
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Txl -3- #1 (API 42-173-30957) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged July 31, 2012, last operated by Northstar Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 22, 1978, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Mwj Producing Company and has since transferred to Northstar Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 41.4K barrels of oil and 65.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in December 2012. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MWJ Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2019 · 39 permits on file · (432) 684-5765
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Northstar Operating Company |
| Production reports | Northstar Operating Companythrough Mar 2012 |
| Latest permit | MWJ Producing CompanyDec 22, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 22, 1978
- last permit issued
- May 11, 1979
- completed
- 41.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 11, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2012
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL -3- O-10-25432 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Northstar Operating Company | 2 | 41.4K | 65.7K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2012 |
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.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Limark CorporationFeb 1996 → Dec 2003
- 3Northstar Operating CompanyJan 2004 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 39496-99 | Drill | MWJ Producing Company | Dec 22, 1978 | Dec 22, 1978 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-25432 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,801 | 8,446 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,197 | 11 | 1,100 S |
| 2.375 | 7,531 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,572 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 23, 1979 | — |
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 42-173-30957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-30957 → 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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