WELL · 42-183-30942 · DISTRICT 6
Whitehurst T. F. Est. #3
Gregg County · Willow Springs (Cotton Valley W) field · Vertical
Whitehurst T. F. Est. #3 (API 42-183-30942) is a well in Gregg County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed November 30, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1992 and 1996, permitted to 11,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Travis Peak, Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Mar 2012 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 835K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1992
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitehurst, T. F. Est. G-6-157360 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 690K | Jan 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| Whitehurst, T. F. Est. G-6-143503 | Willow Springs (Cotton Valley,w) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 145K | Jan 1993 – Jan 1996 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1993 → Dec 1999
- 2EL Paso Production CompanyJan 2000 → Mar 2002
- 3Hunt Petroleum CorporationApr 2002 → May 2006
- 4XTO Energy Inc.Oct 2010 → Mar 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443636-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 11, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | Dec 29, 1995 | 10,920 |
| 401573-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 23, 1992 | Jul 22, 1992 | Oct 6, 1992 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-143503 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-157360 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 340 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Travis Peak | 7,615 | -7,275 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY TAYLOR | 10,720 | -10,380 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY BOSSIER | 10,805 | -10,465 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,617 | 7,621 | Perforated |
| 7,637 | 7,639 | Perforated |
| 7,698 | 7,703 | Perforated |
| 7,735 | 7,740 | Perforated |
| 10,710 | 10,736 | Perforated |
| 10,754 | 10,792 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,520 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 4.5 | 10,920 | 7.875 | 1,575 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 | Jul 31, 1996 | Jan 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1993 | Dec 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-183-30942 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-183-30942 → 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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