WELL · 42-263-30918 · DISTRICT 8
Hinkle 96 #3
Kent County · Wallace Ranch NE. (Noodle Creek) field · Vertical
Hinkle 96 #3 (API 42-263-30918) is a plugged well in Kent County, plugged June 30, 1994, last operated by Saxon Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 1982, permitted to 4,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hinkle Exploration Ltd. and has since transferred to Saxon Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including T/Coleman Junction, B/Coleman Junction, Noodle Creek Lime, Noodle Creek.
Its lease has reported 3.74K barrels of oil and 14 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1994. The lease carries 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hinkle Exploration Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 15, 1989 · 436 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Saxon Oil Company |
| Production reports | Dickson Petroleum, Inc.through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Hinkle Exploration Ltd.Oct 13, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1983
- completed
- 3.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 1994
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamlin Waterflood Unit O-11-66107 | Wallace Ranch,ne. (Noodle Creek) | Dickson Petroleum, Inc. | 9 | 3.74K | 14 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1994 |
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.
- 1Dickson Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 174204-99 | Drill | Hinkle Exploration Ltd. | Oct 13, 1982 | Oct 13, 1982 | Mar 9, 1983 | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66107 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,929 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Coleman Junction | 3,366 | -1,437 |
| B/Coleman Junction | 3,422 | -1,493 |
| Noodle Creek Lime | 3,818 | -1,889 |
| Noodle Creek | 3,853 | -1,924 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,853 | 3,875 | Perforated |
| 3,853 | 3,879 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 341 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 3,250 | 7.875 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 3,903 | — | — |
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 8, 1988 | Jan 15, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 1988 | Nov 15, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 15, 1983 | — |
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 42-263-30918 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-263-30918 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 21.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 56.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 1993
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000063891 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Aug 3, 1994 | 400 | 500 | 3,853–3,875 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 21,216 · prior 12 0
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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