WELL · 42-173-32979 · DISTRICT 8
Cooper #3
Glasscock County · Cobra (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Cooper #3 (API 42-173-32979) is a well in Glasscock County operated by Mdc Operating Inc., completed November 12, 1999.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 13, 1999, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Redstone Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Mdc Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anhydrite, San Andres, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 152K barrels of oil and 353K mcf of gas since November 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Redstone Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 2022 · 7 permits on file · (432) 620-0909
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MDC Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Redstone Oil & Gas CompanyAug 13, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 13, 1999
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 1999
- completed
- 152K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 353K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 1999
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper NE O-10-52604 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 1 | 1.93K | 1.43K | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Cooper O-10-36133 | Cobra (Wolfcamp) | MDC Operating, Inc. | 1 | 150K | 351K | Nov 1999 – May 2022 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 17 · prior 12 450(-96%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,432 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Redstone Oil & Gas CompanyNov 1999 → Sep 2000
- 2Brisita Energy CorporationOct 2000 → Dec 2005
- 3HRB Operating Company, Inc.Jan 2006 → Dec 2015
- 4MDC Operating, Inc.Jun 2017 → Jun 2022
- 5Hannathon Petroleum, LLCJul 2022 → Apr 2024
- 6DE IV Operating, LLCJun 2024 → Apr 2025
- 7Diamondback E&P LLCJul 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486572-99 | Drill | Redstone Oil & Gas Company | Aug 11, 1999 | Aug 13, 1999 | Sep 18, 1999 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36133 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-52604 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,566 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrite | 1,100 | 1,466 |
| San Andres | 3,000 | -434 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,750 | -5,184 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP SHALE | 8,150 | -5,584 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,850 | 7,868 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 384 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 2,991 | 11 | 470 S |
| 5.5 | 8,229 | 7.875 | 280 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 | Dec 10, 2019 | Nov 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1999 | Nov 23, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-173-32979 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-32979 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/17332979, documented in the API reference.