WELL · 42-177-31889 · DISTRICT 1
Ward-Billings -A- #3
Gonzales County · First Shot (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal
Ward-Billings -A- #3 (API 42-177-31889) is a plugged horizontal well in Gonzales County, plugged May 28, 2010, last operated by Wilson Billy R..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 5, 1991, permitted to 12,986 ft.
It was permitted by Chippewa Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Wilson Billy R. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 13.4K barrels of oil and 12.3K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2010.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chippewa Resources Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2023 · 12 permits on file · (830) 625-6047
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wilson Billy R. |
| Production reports | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.through Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Chippewa Resources CorporationMar 5, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,986
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jun 2, 1991
- completed
- 13.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2010
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 2, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 28, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward-Billings -A- O-1-13132 | First Shot (Austin Chalk) | Wilson, Billy R. | 1 | 13.4K | 12.3K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2010 |
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.
- 1Austin Resources CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 1997
- 2Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jun 1997 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 385334-98 | Drill | Chippewa Resources Corporation | Jun 24, 1991 | Mar 5, 1991 | — | 12,986 |
| 385334-99 | Drill | Chippewa Resources Corporation | Mar 5, 1991 | Mar 5, 1991 | Apr 23, 1991 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-13132 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 8,785 | -8,483 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,900 | -8,598 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,995 | 12,986 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 963 | 14.75 | 620 S |
| 7.625 | 8,995 | 9.875 | 666 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 | Aug 1, 1991 | Jun 10, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-177-31889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-31889 → 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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