WELL · 42-227-34044 · DISTRICT 8
Otis #3
Howard County · Howard Glasscock field · Vertical
Otis #3 (API 42-227-34044) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged June 4, 1996, last operated by Samedan Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) in 1986, permitted to 4,400 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 1.24K barrels of oil and 17 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 1996. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 13, 2002
- Permits on file
- 808
- Phone
- (281) 872-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legacy Reserves Operating LP |
| Production reports | Samedan Oil Corporationthrough May 1994 |
| Latest permit | Samedan Oil CorporationOct 1, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 1, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 3, 1987
- completed
- 1.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 17
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 3, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 1996
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otis O-10-31418 | Howard Glasscock | Samedan Oil Corporation | 4 | 1.24K | 17 | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Samedan Oil CorporationJan 1993 → May 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 321453-98 | Recompletion | Samedan Oil Corporation | Jul 10, 1987 | Oct 1, 1986 | — | 2,900 |
| 321453-99 | Recompletion | Samedan Oil Corporation | Aug 28, 1986 | Oct 1, 1986 | — | 4,250 |
| 302155-99 | Drill | Samedan Oil Corporation | May 14, 1986 | May 14, 1986 | May 20, 1986 | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 1987 | Otis O-10-31418 | Howard Glasscock | Samedan Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
| May 28, 1986 | Cole O-10-30428 | Howard Glasscock (Clear Fork MI) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,477 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,294 | 1,183 |
| Queen | 1,602 | 875 |
| Grayburg | 1,898 | 579 |
| San Andres | 2,162 | 315 |
| Glorieta | 2,818 | -341 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK, MI | 3,556 | -1,079 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,602 | 1,628 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,206 | 12.25 | 1,575 S |
| 5.5 | 4,250 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Oct 26, 1987 | Sep 8, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1987 | Aug 21, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 27, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-227-34044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34044 → 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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