WELL · 42-287-31535 · DISTRICT 3
Kubena A #3
Lee County · Hooker Creek (Navarro A) field · Producing · Vertical
Kubena A #3 (API 42-287-31535) is a well in Lee County operated by Ernest Operating Company, completed February 9, 1984 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 1983, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Hollub, Lambert Drilling Company and has since transferred to Ernest Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Top Poth, Base Poth.
Its lease has reported 16.7K barrels of oil and 76.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hollub, Lambert Drilling Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Rockdale, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 32 permits on file · (512) 446-3855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ernest Operating Company |
| Production reports | Ernest Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hollub, Lambert Drilling CompanyDec 7, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1984
- completed
- 16.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kubena "A" O-3-17349 | Hooker Creek (Navarro A) | Ernest Operating Company | 1 | 16.7K | 76.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 441 · prior 12 564(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 829 · prior 12 1,102(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bar-Mac Investments Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 2017
- 2Ernest Operating CompanyFeb 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222823-99 | Drill | Hollub, Lambert Drilling Company | Jan 30, 1984 | Dec 7, 1983 | — | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 3,820 | -3,440 |
| Top Poth | 3,882 | -3,502 |
| Base Poth | 4,105 | -3,725 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,591 | 4,614 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 154 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,755 | 7.875 | 825 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 22, 1984 | Feb 21, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 15, 1984 | Feb 21, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31535 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31535 → 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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