WELL · 42-235-31834 · DISTRICT 7
Richey 53 #3
Irion County · Probandt (Canyon) field · Vertical
Richey 53 #3 (API 42-235-31834) is a well in Irion County operated by Indian Wells Oil Company, completed January 27, 1982.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 24, 1981, permitted to 7,300 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, San Angelo, Clear Fork, Wolfcamp.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 15, 1988
- Permits on file
- 486
- Phone
- (432) 683-4768
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Indian Wells Oil Company |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Indian Wells Oil CompanySep 24, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 1982
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 429K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 1982
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richey -53- G-9-110821 | Probandt (Canyon) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 429K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 470 · prior 12 5,896(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134265-99 | Drill | Indian Wells Oil Company | Sep 24, 1981 | Sep 24, 1981 | — | 7,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-110821 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,527 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa RosaBASE SANTA ROSA | 300 | 2,227 |
| San Angelo | 1,680 | 847 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,870 | -1,343 |
| Wolfcamp | 5,560 | -3,033 |
| Canyon | 6,672 | -4,145 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,732 | 6,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 764 | 11 | 500 sx |
| 2.375 | 6,668 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,986 | 7.875 | 600 sx |
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, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1984 | May 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1982 | — |
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 42-235-31834 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-31834 → 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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