TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · GILLIHAN LEASE · API 42-227-33067 · DISTRICT 7B
Gillihan #3
Howard County · Big Spring (Mississippian) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Gillihan #3 (API 42-227-33067) is a well in Howard County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed August 9, 1989 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1983 and 1989, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Chinle, Rustler, Yates, San Andres.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phillips Petroleum Company |
| Production reports | Vital Energy, Inc.through Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyMar 14, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 14, 1989
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 369K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 1989
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gillihan G-10-131715 | Big Spring (Mississippian) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 369K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Coastal Management CorporationNov 1994 → Jul 2001
- 3Cambrian Management LtdAug 2001 → Sep 2007
- 4Cambrian Management, Ltd.Oct 2007 → Apr 2017
- 5Grenadier Energy Partners Ii,llcMay 2017 → Sep 2020
- 6Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Dec 2020 → Dec 2022
- 7Vital Energy, Inc.Mar 2023 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 356969-98 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jul 17, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 9,700 |
| 356969-99 | Recompletion | Phillips Petroleum Company | Mar 13, 1989 | Mar 14, 1989 | — | 9,700 |
| 193578-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | May 6, 1983 | May 6, 1983 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 1989 | Gillihan G-10-131715 | Big Spring (Mississippian) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2024 | 9,700 |
| Apr 20, 1989 | Gillihan O-10-32315 | Big Spring (Mississippian) | Phillips Petroleum Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Sep 14, 1983 | Gillihan O-10-11100 | Big Spring (Fusselman) | Cambrian Management Ltd. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,573 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Chinle | 108 | 2,465 |
| Rustler | 1,134 | 1,439 |
| Yates | 1,636 | 937 |
| San Andres | 3,193 | -620 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,625 | -2,052 |
| Spraberry | 5,660 | -3,087 |
| U. Spraberry | 5,660 | -3,087 |
| L. Spraberry | 6,231 | -3,658 |
| Wolfcamp | 6,744 | -4,171 |
| DeanDEAN SAND | 6,843 | -4,270 |
| Canyon | 8,600 | -6,027 |
| Strawn | 8,747 | -6,174 |
| Mississippian | 9,254 | -6,681 |
| Fusselman | 9,526 | -6,953 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,328 | 9,345 | Perforated |
| 9,536 | 9,564 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 350 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,293 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 2.375 | 9,570 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,700 | 7.875 | 950 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 28, 1989 | Aug 23, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 16, 1989 | Jul 17, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1989 | — | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 13, 1983 | — |
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 42-227-33067 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33067 → 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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