WELL · 42-227-34794 · DISTRICT 8
Meador J. J. #3
Howard County · Luther SE. (Penn Reef) field · Vertical
Meador J. J. #3 (API 42-227-34794) is a well in Howard County operated by Patterson Petroleum Inc., completed January 11, 1994.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 1995, permitted to 8,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 203K barrels of oil and 1.63M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Snyder, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 7, 2000 · 436 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Patterson Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCthrough Feb 2023 |
| Latest permit | Patterson Petroleum, Inc.May 24, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 24, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 1994
- completed
- 203K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meador, J. J. O-10-19211 | Vincent, S. (Strawn) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 4 | 203K | 1.35M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Meador, J. J. G-10-148294 | Luther, SE. (Penn Reef) | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 279K | Jan 1994 – Apr 1995 |
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.
- 1Patterson Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2000
- 2Patterson Petroleum LPMar 2000 → May 2007
- 3BC Operating, Inc.Jun 2007 → Apr 2008
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2008 → Oct 2018
- 5Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCNov 2018 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436178-99 | Recompletion | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | May 24, 1995 | May 24, 1995 | Mar 6, 1995 | 8,000 |
| 415759-98 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Feb 24, 1994 | Sep 20, 1993 | — | 8,000 |
| 415759-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum, Inc. | Sep 7, 1993 | Sep 20, 1993 | Nov 15, 1993 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-148294 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-19211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 7,760 | -5,469 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,762 | 768 | Perforated |
| 7,854 | 7,856 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.875 | 405 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 405 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 2,196 | 11 | 875 S |
| 5.5 | 8,000 | 7.875 | 490 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 15, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jul 20, 1995 | May 24, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jun 13, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | Feb 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 9, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-227-34794 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-34794 → 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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