WELL · 42-253-33380 · DISTRICT 7
Valliant #3
Jones County · Christmas Eve (Flippen) field · Vertical
Valliant #3 (API 42-253-33380) is a plugged well in Jones County, plugged January 21, 1997, last operated by Lime Creek Enterprises.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 17, 1985, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Monticello Operating Company,Inc and has since transferred to Lime Creek Enterprises on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Saddle Creek, Top Flippen, Top Cook.
Its lease has reported 2.02K barrels of oil and 32 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1997. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Monticello Operating Company,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Aztec, NM · P-5 Y, filed Jun 6, 2008 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Creek Enterprises |
| Production reports | Lime Creek Enterprisesthrough Jan 1997 |
| Latest permit | Monticello Operating Company,incDec 17, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 1985
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 1986
- completed
- 2.02K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 21, 1997
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valliant O-8-23398 | Christmas Eve (Flippen) | Lime Creek Enterprises | 5 | 2.02K | 32 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Three Aces Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1993
- 2Primero Production CompanyJan 1994 → Oct 1994
- 3Hawk Production CompanyNov 1994 → Jan 1995
- 4Lime Creek EnterprisesApr 1995 → Jan 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293237-99 | Drill | Monticello Operating Company,inc | Nov 25, 1985 | Dec 17, 1985 | Dec 19, 1985 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23398 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,643 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Saddle CreekTOP SADDLE CREEK | 2,466 | -823 |
| Top Flippen | 2,524 | -881 |
| Top Cook | 2,586 | -943 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,526 | 2,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 104 | 11 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 2,616 | 7.875 | 125 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 19, 1986 | Jan 21, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 8, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-253-33380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-33380 → 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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