WELL · 42-237-36827 · DISTRICT 9
Ames #3
Jack County · Gresham (Strawn) field · Vertical
Ames #3 (API 42-237-36827) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged October 3, 2000, last operated by Winfield Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 20, 1985, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by Marcon Operating Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Winfield Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Buttrum, Bryson.
Its lease has reported 31.8K barrels of oil and 21 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
Permitted by Marcon Operating Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (214) 797-0855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Winfield Operating Company |
| Production reports | Winfield Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marcon Operating Company, Inc.Jun 20, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 1985
- last permit issued
- Aug 6, 1985
- completed
- 31.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 6, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ames O-13-25188 | Gresham (Strawn) | Winfield Operating Company | 2 | 31.8K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,408 · prior 12 1,562(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marcon Operating Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2007
- 2Winfield Operating CompanyFeb 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 278165-99 | Drill | Marcon Operating Company, Inc. | Apr 30, 1985 | Jun 20, 1985 | Jul 15, 1985 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-25188 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,040 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Buttrum | 2,326 | -1,286 |
| Bryson | 3,091 | -2,051 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,091 | 3,120 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 344 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 3,091 | 7.875 | 250 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 26, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 6, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-237-36827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-36827 → 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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