WELL · 42-227-33886 · DISTRICT 8
Swindell #3
Howard County · Chaney (Clearfork) field · Vertical
Swindell #3 (API 42-227-33886) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 21, 2019, last operated by V-F Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 1985, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Partee Drilling Inc. and has since transferred to V-F Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Seven Rivers, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 81.1K barrels of oil and 29K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2020. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Partee Drilling Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 173 permits on file · (432) 557-2688
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | V-F Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | V-F Petroleum Inc.through Jun 2019 |
| Latest permit | Partee Drilling Inc.Oct 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 28, 1986
- completed
- 81.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 29K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 28, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2019
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swindell O-10-29798 | Chaney (Clearfork) | V-F Petroleum Inc. | 2 | 81.1K | 29K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2020 |
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.
- 1V-F Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 288161-99 | Drill | Partee Drilling Inc. | Oct 18, 1985 | Oct 23, 1985 | Jan 30, 1986 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29798 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,555 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Seven Rivers | 1,880 | 675 |
| San Andres | 2,740 | -185 |
| Clear ForkUPPER CLEARFORK | 4,290 | -1,735 |
| Clear ForkLOWER CLEARFORK | 5,530 | -2,975 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,632 | 5,642 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 213 | 17.5 | 230 S |
| 8.625 | 3,140 | 11 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 5,632 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Mar 20, 1986 | Mar 10, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 18, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-227-33886 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33886 → 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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