WELL · 42-301-31117 · DISTRICT 8
TXL AX #3
Loving County · Grice (Delaware) field · Vertical
Txl AX #3 (API 42-301-31117) is a plugged well in Loving County, plugged June 8, 2021, last operated by Stephens & Johnson Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 4, 2000, permitted to 4,650 ft.
It was permitted by Sharon Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Stephens & Johnson Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Anhydrite, Ramsy Sand, Olds Sand.
Its lease has reported 219K barrels of oil and 1.16M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2021. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.
Permitted by Sharon Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 360 permits on file · (940) 781-1977
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.through Aug 2019 |
| Latest permit | Sharon Resources, Inc.Jan 4, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 2000
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 2000
- completed
- 219K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 2021
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TXL AX O-10-33648 | Grice (Delaware) | Stephens & Johnson Operating Co. | 4 | 219K | 1.16M | Jan 1993 – Oct 2021 |
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.
- 1Maralo, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Sable Energy Corp.May 1996 → Nov 1999
- 3Enexco, Inc.Dec 1996 → Sep 1997
- 4Sharon Resources, Inc.Dec 1999 → Aug 2008
- 5Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 2008 → Aug 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490820-99 | Drill | Sharon Resources, Inc. | Jan 4, 2000 | Jan 4, 2000 | Jan 16, 2000 | 4,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33648 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,966 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Anhydrite | 4,455 | -1,489 |
| Ramsy Sand | 4,491 | -1,525 |
| Olds Sand | 4,518 | -1,552 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,523 | 4,531 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 996 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 4,563 | 7.875 | 115 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 | Aug 1, 2000 | May 5, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 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 42-301-31117 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31117 → 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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