WELL · 42-253-34298 · DISTRICT 7
Godfrey #3
Jones County · Truby N. (Palo Pinto) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Godfrey #3 (API 42-253-34298) is a well in Jones County operated by Whitt Oil & Gas Inc., completed January 26, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 15, 1995, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Lynx Energy Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Flippen Sl, Hope Ls, Breckinridge, Gunsite Ls.
Its lease has reported 7.29K barrels of oil and 4.09K mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lynx Energy Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Albany, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 29 permits on file · (325) 762-3114
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Whitt Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Bustamante Oil Companythrough Jan 2008 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Dec 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jan 26, 1996
- completed
- 7.29K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.09K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 26, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Godfrey O-8-27759 | Truby, N. (Palo Pinto) | Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 7.29K | 4.09K | Jan 1996 – 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.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1996 → Mar 2001
- 2Sutton Oil Co.Apr 2001 → Jun 2005
- 3Bustamante Oil CoJul 2005 → May 2006
- 4Bustamante Oil CompanyAug 2006 → Jan 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442862-99 | Drill | Lynx Energy Company, Inc. | Dec 15, 1995 | Dec 15, 1995 | Jan 8, 1996 | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27759 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,717 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Flippen SL | 2,396 | -679 |
| Hope LS | 2,563 | -846 |
| Breckinridge | 2,656 | -939 |
| Gunsite LS | 2,708 | -991 |
| Canyon | 3,236 | -1,519 |
| Palo PintoPALO PINTO LS | 4,073 | -2,356 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,082 | 4,116 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 184 | 11 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 4,082 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Mar 28, 1996 | Feb 2, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 22, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-253-34298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-253-34298 → 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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