WELL · 42-237-38445 · DISTRICT 9
Richards Frank #3
Jack County · Lost Valley (Stanley Congl.) field · Vertical
Richards Frank #3 (API 42-237-38445) is a well in Jack County operated by Hep Oil Company Ltd., completed April 30, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1999 and 2005, permitted to 5,150 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Bryson, Caddo, Marble Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 191K barrels of oil and 447K mcf of gas since April 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Gainesville, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2008 · 62 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hep Oil Company Ltd. |
| Production reports | Paratus Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Jul 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,150
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 1999
- completed
- 191K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 447K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 1999
- 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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards, Frank O-13-30523 | Lost Valley (Caddo) | Paratus Petroleum LLC | 5 | 191K | 364K | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Richards, Frank G-13-173180 | Lost Valley (Stanley Congl.) | Hep Oil Company, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 83.5K | Apr 1999 – Dec 2005 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,402 · prior 12 1,290(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,504 · prior 12 9,051(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Miles Production Co.May 1999 → Jan 2005
- 2Hep Oil Company, Ltd.Feb 2005 → Dec 2007
- 3Hep Oil GP, LLCJan 2008 → Jan 2012
- 4Silver Creek Resources, LLCFeb 2012 → Aug 2012
- 5Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2012 → Jun 2013
- 6CP Exploration TX Operating LLCJul 2013 → Apr 2017
- 7Xplore Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Dec 2025
- 8Paratus Petroleum LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603216-99 | Recompletion | Hep Oil Company, Ltd. | Jul 11, 2005 | Jul 11, 2005 | May 17, 2005 | 5,150 |
| 482917-98 | Drill | Miles Production Co. | May 17, 1999 | Feb 26, 1999 | Mar 4, 1999 | 4,999 |
| 482917-99 | Drill | Miles Production Co. | Feb 24, 1999 | Feb 26, 1999 | — | 4,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-173180 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30523 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,060 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BrysonBRYSON LIME | 3,466 | -2,406 |
| Caddo | 4,552 | -3,492 |
| Marble Falls | 4,968 | -3,908 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,663 | 4,670 | Perforated |
| 4,932 | 4,936 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 459 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 4,996 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Feb 6, 2006 | Nov 21, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 22, 1999 | May 13, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-237-38445 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38445 → 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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