WELL · 42-181-31449 · DISTRICT 9
Irby #3
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (Viola) field · Producing · Directional
Irby #3 (API 42-181-31449) is a well in Grayson County operated by Tatanka Operating LLC, completed May 20, 2010 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 26, 2009, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Atoka Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tatanka Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dornick Hills, Irby Sand, Viola.
Its lease has reported 17.8K barrels of oil and 417K mcf of gas since April 2010, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Atoka Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Whitesboro, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · (940) 736-3129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tatanka Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Tatanka Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Atoka Operating, Inc.May 26, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 26, 2009
- last permit issued
- May 20, 2010
- completed
- 17.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 417K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irby O-13-31630 | Big Mineral Creek (Viola) | Tatanka Operating, LLC | 1 | 17.8K | 417K | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,767 · prior 12 10,358(-15%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 79 · prior 12 306(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Atoka Operating, Inc.Apr 2010 → Apr 2023
- 2Tatanka Operating, LLCMay 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681509-98 | Drill | Atoka Operating, Inc. | Oct 30, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | Sep 21, 2009 | 9,200 |
| 681509-99 | Drill | Atoka Operating, Inc. | May 22, 2009 | May 26, 2009 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-31630 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 676 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dornick Hills | 6,839 | -6,163 |
| Irby Sand | 7,400 | -6,724 |
| Viola | 7,779 | -7,103 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,912 | 9,127 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,762 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 9,210 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 | Sep 2, 2010 | Jun 21, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 25, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-181-31449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31449 → 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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