TEXAS · WELLS · GRAY COUNTY · RICE -A- LEASE · API 42-179-32442 · DISTRICT 08
Rice -A- #3A
Gray County · Panhandle East field · Producing · Vertical
Rice -A- #3A (API 42-179-32442) is a well in Gray County operated by Bce-Mach Iii LLC, completed October 16, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 21, 2001, permitted to 2,430 ft.
It was permitted by Gruy Petroleum Management CO. and has since transferred to Bce-Mach Iii LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 426K mcf of gas since October 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gruy Petroleum Management Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 18, 2026
- Permits on file
- 10
- Phone
- (405) 252-8100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bce-Mach III LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Dec 21, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,430
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 16, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 426K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 16, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice -A- G-14-193199 | Panhandle, East | Bce-Mach III LLC | 1 | 0 | 426K | Oct 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,397 · prior 12 7,531(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Nov 2002 → Apr 2006
- 2Cimarex Energy Co. of ColoradoMay 2006 → Sep 2014
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2014 → Jun 2022
- 4Bce-Mach III LLCJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516317-98 | Drill | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Sep 26, 2002 | Dec 21, 2001 | Oct 14, 2002 | 4,000 |
| 516317-99 | Drill | Gruy Petroleum Management Co. | Dec 20, 2001 | Dec 21, 2001 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2002 | Rice -A- G-14-193199 | Panhandle East | Bce-Mach III LLC | Producing | 2,430 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,834 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,270 | 564 |
| Granite Wash | 2,335 | 499 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,304 | 2,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 358 | 12.25 | 315 S |
| 4.5 | 2,416 | 7.875 | 125 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 3, 2003 | Feb 26, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-179-32442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-179-32442 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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