WELL · 42-227-37922 · DISTRICT 8
Lester #3
Howard County · Middleton (Canyon Reef) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Lester #3 (API 42-227-37922) is a well in Howard County operated by Dkl Water Gathering Permian LLC, completed May 22, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Finley Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Dkl Water Gathering Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 44.5K barrels of oil and 40.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
DKL Water Gathering Permian LLC
Permitted by Finley Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (832) 639-6513
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | DKL Water Gathering Permian LLC |
| Production reports | Sabalo Operating, LLCthrough May 2019 |
| Latest permit | Finley Resources, Inc.May 5, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 22, 2022
- completed
- 44.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 40.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lester O-10-33694 | Middleton (Canyon Reef) | DKL Water Gathering Permian, LLC | 2 | 44.5K | 40.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Bettis, Boyle & StovallJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Ram Operating, Inc.Sep 1998 → Mar 2000
- 3Finley Resources, Inc.Apr 2000 → May 2016
- 4Sabalo Operating, LLCJun 2016 → May 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 782465-99 | Drill | Finley Resources, Inc. | Mar 18, 2014 | May 5, 2014 | May 17, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33694 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,759 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,294 | -535 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,054 | -2,295 |
| Spraberry | 6,506 | -3,747 |
| Dean | 7,838 | -5,079 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,981 | -5,222 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,675 | 8,686 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 417 | 17.5 | 495 S |
| 8.625 | 4,335 | 11 | 1,155 S |
| 5.5 | 8,680 | 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 13, 2022 | Jun 10, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Feb 26, 2015 | Oct 2, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-227-37922 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37922 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000121771 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 20,000 | 4,337 | 8,675–8,900 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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