WELL · 42-235-31281 · DISTRICT 7
State VE #3
Irion County · Irion 163 (Ellen) field · Vertical
State VE #3 (API 42-235-31281) is a well in Irion County operated by Woodbine Production Corporation, completed June 15, 1978.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1990, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Woodbine Production Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 24.7K barrels of oil and 176K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Woodbine Production Corporation
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 17 permits on file · (903) 808-8612
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Woodbine Production Corporation |
| Production reports | Woodbine Production Corporationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.May 23, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 23, 1990
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 1978
- completed
- 24.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 176K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 1978
- 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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State "VE" O-9-7415 | Irion 163 (Ellen) | Woodbine Production Corporation | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| State "VE" O-9-12734 | Lin (Wolfcamp) | Woodbine Production Corporation | 4 | 24.7K | 176K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 781 · prior 12 913(-14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,185 · prior 12 922(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rusk Co. Well Service Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2004
- 2Woodbine Production CorporationJun 2004 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 373564-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | May 18, 1990 | May 23, 1990 | — | 8,875 |
| 24718-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | May 19, 1978 | May 19, 1978 | May 28, 1978 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-7415 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12734 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,622 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 6,594 | -3,972 |
| Ellenburger | 8,662 | -6,040 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,594 | 6,709 | Perforated |
| 8,662 | 8,748 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,120 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 8,588 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,875 | 7.875 | 550 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 20, 1990 | Jun 18, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 21, 1978 | — |
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 42-235-31281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31281 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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