WELL · 42-219-35706 · DISTRICT 8
Ellis #3
Hockley County · Leeper (Glorieta) field · Vertical
Ellis #3 (API 42-219-35706) is a plugged well in Hockley County, plugged August 28, 2001, last operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 1990, permitted to 6,700 ft.
It was permitted by Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including San Andres, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 94.8K barrels of oil and 36.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 382 permits on file · (940) 232-5537
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est.Dec 5, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jan 3, 1991
- completed
- 94.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 3, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 28, 2001
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; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis O-11-66347 | Leeper (Glorieta) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 8 | 94.8K | 36.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 669 · prior 12 1,272(-47%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 486 · prior 12 347(+40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wheeler Operating CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 2002
- 2Rocker a Operating CompanyAug 2002 → Aug 2022
- 3Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Sep 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 381475-99 | Drill | Wheeler, W. Ridley, Est. | Nov 26, 1990 | Dec 5, 1990 | — | 6,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66347 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,447 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES POROSITY | 5,276 | -1,829 |
| GlorietaGLORIETA 2ND SAND | 6,010 | -2,563 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,945 | 6,013 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 458 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,945 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Jan 30, 1991 | Jan 22, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 25, 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 42-219-35706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-219-35706 → 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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