TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · API 42-227-00974 · DISTRICT 7B
Reed Brothers De #3
Howard County · Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Reed Brothers De #3 (API 42-227-00974) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged June 20, 2014, last operated by Grayrock Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 2013, permitted to 3,950 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Grayrock Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 848K barrels of oil and 46K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 34 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Phone
- (214) 234-9115
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Grayrock Energy II, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyDec 3, 2013 |
- 3,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 2013
- last permit issued
- Dec 12, 1989
- completed
- 848K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 12, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 20, 2014
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 34 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Brothers De O-10-41054 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 20 | 220K | 0 | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Reed Bros. De O-10-19029 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Merit Energy Company | 14 | 627K | 46K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,030 · prior 12 14,801(-19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Anadarko Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 2004
- 2Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → May 2017
- 3Rover Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Dec 2023
- 4Grayrock Energy II, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 773953-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Nov 18, 2013 | Dec 3, 2013 | — | 3,950 |
| 62763-99 | Other | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 2, 1979 | Nov 2, 1979 | — | 3,286 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 12, 1989 | Reed Brothers De O-10-41054 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | Grayrock Energy II LLC | Plugged | — |
| Dec 12, 1989 | Reed Bros. De O-10-19029 | Howard-Glasscock (Glorieta) | Merit Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,512 | 1,574 | Perforated |
| 2,253 | 2,387 | Perforated |
| 2,900 | 3,150 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 169 | — | 75 S |
| 5.5 | 3,168 | — | 625 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 13, 2012 | May 10, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1990 | May 10, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-227-00974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-00974 → 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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