WELL · 42-237-34970 · DISTRICT 9
Polk-Patton #3
Jack County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Polk-Patton #3 (API 42-237-34970) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged September 26, 1996, last operated by Echo Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 1983, permitted to 5,650 ft.
It was permitted by Buffton Oil And Gas Inc. and has since transferred to Echo Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Buffton Oil and Gas Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 296 permits on file · (940) 549-3292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Echo Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Echo Production, Inc.through Aug 1996 |
| Latest permit | Buffton Oil and Gas Inc.Jan 27, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 1983
- last permit issued
- May 24, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 24, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 26, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Polk-Patton G-13-105561 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | Echo Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 64.8K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
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.
- 1Echo Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184645-99 | Drill | Buffton Oil and Gas Inc. | Jan 27, 1983 | Jan 27, 1983 | Feb 15, 1983 | 5,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-105561 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,401 | 5,411 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 372 | 12.25 | 220 S |
| 2.375 | 5,373 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,591 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 3, 1983 | — |
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 42-237-34970 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-34970 → 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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