WELL · 42-227-36239 · DISTRICT 8
Thomas 3 #1
Howard County · Vertical
Thomas 3 #1 (API 42-227-36239) is a permitted well in Howard County filed by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2010, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 211K barrels of oil and 1.11M mcf of gas since September 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Element Petroleum Operating, LLC
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 21, 2013
- Permits on file
- 151
- Phone
- (432) 686-7707
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Element Petroleum Operating, LLCSep 24, 2010 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas 3 O-10-39744 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 211K | 1.11M | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 26,594(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,884(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petroleum Operating, LLCOct 2009 → Dec 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → May 2024
- 5New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702397-99 | Recompletion | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Sep 18, 2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | — | 10,000 |
| 682879-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Jul 8, 2009 | Jul 14, 2009 | Aug 10, 2009 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39744 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,609 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,330 | -1,721 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,295 | -3,686 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,305 | -3,696 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,233 | -4,624 |
| Dean | 7,553 | -4,944 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,661 | -5,052 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP A | 7,716 | -5,107 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP B | 7,916 | -5,307 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP C | 8,302 | -5,693 |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | 8,689 | -6,080 |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP D | 8,817 | -6,208 |
| Strawn | 9,534 | -6,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,560 | 5,638 | Perforated |
| 5,560 | 9,476 | Perforated |
| 7,504 | 7,740 | Perforated |
| 7,850 | 7,910 | Perforated |
| 8,064 | 8,084 | Perforated |
| 8,446 | 8,558 | Perforated |
| 8,596 | 8,852 | Perforated |
| 8,876 | 8,927 | Perforated |
| 8,978 | 9,476 | Perforated |
| 9,494 | 9,508 | Perforated |
| 9,494 | 9,526 | Perforated |
| 9,518 | 9,526 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 301 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,803 | 11 | 900 S |
| 8.625 | 3,803 | — | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 9,661 | 7.875 | 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 | Jul 26, 2022 | May 4, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 8, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2010 | Oct 22, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Mar 16, 2010 | Oct 14, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-227-36239 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36239 → 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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