TEXAS · WELLS · LEON COUNTY · NEWELL "A" LEASE · API 42-289-31310 · DISTRICT 05
Newell A #3
Leon County · Bear Grass (Travis Peak) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Newell A #3 (API 42-289-31310) is a well in Leon County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed April 14, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 8, 2000, permitted to 9,775 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Base Mass Anhy, Base Mass. Anhy.
Its lease has reported 4.01K barrels of oil and 581K mcf of gas since April 2000, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyFeb 8, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,775
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 8, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 2000
- completed
- 4.01K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 581K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 2000 THROUGH DEC 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 2000
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2015
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newell "A" G-5-177776 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 4.01K | 581K | Apr 2000 – Dec 2014 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Newell A
Hilcorp Energy Company's other wells filed under this lease name in Leon County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyApr 2000 → Apr 2002
- 2XTO Energy Inc.May 2002 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490599-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Dec 22, 1999 | Feb 8, 2000 | Mar 11, 2000 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 14, 2000 | Newell A G-5-177776 | Bear Grass (Travis Peak) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2015 | 9,775 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 525 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,940 | -4,415 |
| Buda | 5,740 | -5,215 |
| Base Mass Anhy | 8,240 | -7,715 |
| Base Mass. Anhy | 8,240 | -7,715 |
| Pettit | 8,930 | -8,405 |
| Travis Peak | 9,340 | -8,815 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,448 | 9,453 | Perforated |
| 9,461 | 9,468 | Perforated |
| 9,509 | 9,516 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,526 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 9,775 | 7.875 | 1,050 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 30, 2000 | Oct 20, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2000 | May 26, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-289-31310 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-31310 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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