WELL · 42-301-30211 · DISTRICT 8
Tunstill Unit #3
Loving County · Tunstill East (Delaware) field · Vertical
Tunstill Unit #3 (API 42-301-30211) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged November 11, 2011, last operated by Madison And Wright LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1980, permitted to 4,995 ft.
It was permitted by Evinger, Ernest E. and has since transferred to Madison And Wright LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 194K barrels of oil and 136K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 38 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Evinger, Ernest E.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
The Colony, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · (940) 765-8848
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Madison and Wright LLC |
| Production reports | Madison and Wright LLCthrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Evinger, Ernest E.Sep 11, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,995
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1980
- last permit issued
- May 25, 1982
- completed
- 194K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 11, 2011
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 38 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunstill Unit O-10-36550 | Tunstill, East (Delaware) | Madison and Wright LLC | 36 | 183K | 105K | Feb 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Amoco-State O-10-27476 | Tunstill, East (Delaware) | Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A) | 2 | 10.8K | 31.1K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2001 |
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.
- 1Amigo Petroleum Two, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2O'Brien, George H. Jr.Mar 1993 → Jun 1994
- 3Yates Oil & Gas CompanyJul 1994 → Jan 1998
- 4Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Feb 1998 → Aug 2001
- 5Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 2001 → Dec 2004
- 6Priest Petroleum CorporationJan 2005 → Nov 2006
- 7Reef Exploration, L.P.Dec 2006 → Sep 2012
- 8Dark Water LLCOct 2012 → Feb 2015
- 9Madison and Wright LLCApr 2015 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92135-99 | Other | Evinger, Ernest E. | Sep 11, 1980 | Sep 11, 1980 | — | 3,750 |
| 28463-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Andrews | Jul 13, 1978 | Jul 13, 1978 | Jul 27, 1978 | 4,995 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27476 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36550 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,612 | 3,644 | Perforated |
| 3,624 | 4,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 976 | 12.25 | 825 S |
| 2.375 | 3,646 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 3,700 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,995 | 7.875 | 1,085 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 15, 2001 | Jul 1, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 1, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 22, 1979 | — |
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 42-301-30211 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30211 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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