WELL · 42-179-31173 · DISTRICT 10
Stephens J. -B- #3
Gray County · Panhandle Gray County Field field · Vertical
Stephens J. -B- #3 (API 42-179-31173) is a well in Gray County operated by HY-Tech Inc., completed May 31, 1982.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 1982, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Oilwell Operators, Inc. and has since transferred to HY-Tech Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 23.6K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Oilwell Operators, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Pampa, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 3, 2017 · 4 permits on file · (806) 570-3325
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HY-Tech Inc. |
| Production reports | Dalf Energy LLCthrough May 2017 |
| Latest permit | Oilwell Operators, Inc.Apr 22, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 1982
- last permit issued
- May 31, 1982
- completed
- 23.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 31, 1982
- 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 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephens, J. O-14-3496 | Panhandle Gray County Field | Dalf Energy LLC | 8 | 13.6K | 38.1K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Stephens, J. -B- O-14-3586 | Panhandle Gray County Field | HY-Tech, Inc. | 4 | 10K | 62.8K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2003 |
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.
- 1Oilwell Operators, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2HY-Tech, Inc.Jan 1997 → Feb 2017
- 3Dalf Energy LLCMar 2017 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 157779-99 | Drill | Oilwell Operators, Inc. | Apr 22, 1982 | Apr 22, 1982 | May 1, 1982 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-14-3496 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-14-3586 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,222 | 3,272 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 626 | 12.25 | 325 S |
| 2 | 3,249 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 3,308 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Oct 15, 2002 | Jun 8, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 8, 1982 | — |
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 42-179-31173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-31173 → 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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