TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · API 42-301-31669 · DISTRICT 7B
Texaco 35 #3H
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Horizontal
Texaco 35 #3H (API 42-301-31669) is a plugged horizontal well in Loving County, plugged October 23, 2014, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 2011, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Bone Spring, Avalon.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.42K barrels of oil and 159K mcf of gas since July 2012, last reporting in December 2017. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Sep 2014 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 12, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2011
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 2012
- completed
- 2.42K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2012 THROUGH Dec 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 2014
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texaco 35 G-10-277379 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 0 | 133K | Jul 2012 – Dec 2017 |
| Texaco 35 O-10-42425 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 2.42K | 25.6K | Jul 2012 – Nov 2015 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2012 → Aug 2012
- 2Shell Western E&PAug 2012 → Sep 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 729623-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 7, 2011 | Dec 12, 2011 | Apr 10, 2012 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2012 | Texaco 35 G-10-277379 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
| Aug 11, 2012 | Texaco 35 O-10-42425 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,821 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareTOP OF DELAWARE | 4,360 | -1,539 |
| Bone Spring | 8,175 | -5,354 |
| AvalonAVALON SHALE | 8,425 | -5,604 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,744 | 12,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,150 | 17.5 | 1,535 S |
| 8.625 | 4,292 | 11 | 1,765 S |
| 5.5 | 12,710 | 7.875 | 1,760 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 | Jul 31, 2015 | Feb 16, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2013 | Sep 13, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-301-31669 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31669 → 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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