WELL · 42-235-34158 · DISTRICT 7
Carter #3
Irion County · Lucky-Mag (Divide Sand) field · Vertical
Carter #3 (API 42-235-34158) is a well in Irion County operated by Fortune Energy Inc., completed February 8, 2008.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 2007, permitted to 6,900 ft.
It was permitted by Fortune Production CO. and has since transferred to Fortune Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 73.9K barrels of oil and 726K mcf of gas since May 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortune Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Angelo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (325) 277-2623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Fortune Energy, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Production Co.Nov 21, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2007
- last permit issued
- Feb 8, 2008
- completed
- 73.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 726K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 8, 2008
- 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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter O-9-16993 | Lucky Mag (Consolidated) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 5 | 34.5K | 473K | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
| Carter O-9-16235 | Lucky-Mag (Divide Sand) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 5 | 39.5K | 254K | May 2007 – Feb 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,455 · prior 12 7,367(-26%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 367 · prior 12 611(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fortune Production Co.May 2007 → Dec 2008
- 2Fortune Energy, Inc.Jan 2009 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649711-99 | Drill | Fortune Production Co. | Nov 14, 2007 | Nov 21, 2007 | Nov 27, 2007 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-16235 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-16993 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,334 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 3,530 | -1,196 |
| Wolfcamp | 4,849 | -2,515 |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | 6,585 | -4,251 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,585 | 6,671 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 898 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 6,800 | 7.875 | 535 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 | Nov 2, 2009 | Feb 19, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 2008 | Feb 19, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-235-34158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-235-34158 → 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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