WELL · 42-253-34153 · DISTRICT 7
Newman B #3
Jones County · Aspen-Seaman (Hope Lower) field · Vertical
Newman B #3 (API 42-253-34153) is a permitted well in Jones County filed by Mid-Tex Energy Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 17, 1994, permitted to 3,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mid-Tex Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Circle Ridge Production Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Cook, Lower Hope.
Its lease has reported 40.9K barrels of oil and 4 mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mid-Tex Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 29, 2025 · 17 permits on file · (817) 917-0762
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Circle Ridge Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Circle Ridge Production, Inc.through Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Mid-Tex Energy Inc.May 17, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 17, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 40.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newman "B" O-8-27185 | Aspen-Seaman (Hope, Lower) | Circle Ridge Production, Inc. | 2 | 40.9K | 4 | May 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Mid-Tex Energy Inc.May 1994 → Nov 1998
- 2Alexander Resources, Inc.Dec 1998 → Sep 1999
- 3Circle Ridge Production, Inc.Oct 1999 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423924-99 | Drill | Mid-Tex Energy Inc. | May 13, 1994 | May 17, 1994 | May 16, 1994 | 3,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27185 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27185 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,860 | 2,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 156 | 12 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 2,970 | 7.875 | 400 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 15, 1994 | Jun 8, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 14, 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 42-253-34153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34153 → 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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