WELL · 42-287-30963 · DISTRICT 3
Darlene #3
Lee County · Vertical
Darlene #3 (API 42-287-30963) is a permitted well in Lee County filed by U. S. Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2002, permitted to 9,200 ft.
Its 2 leases have reported 76K barrels of oil and 1.02M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 2024
- Permits on file
- 495
- Phone
- (214) 891-3300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.May 30, 2002 |
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 30, 2002
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 76K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.02M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darlene O-3-18886 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 3 | 73.7K | 884K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Eugenia Unit O-3-16249 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | U. S. Operating, Inc. | 1 | 2.31K | 135K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2002 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,368 · prior 12 13,594(-24%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 630 · prior 12 496(+27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hallwood Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2025
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520177-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | May 20, 2002 | May 30, 2002 | — | 8,445 |
| 185520-99 | Other | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Feb 8, 1983 | Feb 8, 1983 | — | 9,200 |
| 154014-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Jul 20, 1981 | Jul 20, 1981 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16249 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18886 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,770 | 7,963 | Perforated |
| 8,157 | 8,378 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,233 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 7 | 7,702 | 8.75 | 200 S |
| 2.375 | 8,110 | — | — |
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 10, 2002 | Jan 17, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 17, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 29, 1982 | — |
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 42-287-30963 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30963 → 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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