WELL · 42-313-31302 · DISTRICT 3
Iron Duke #3
Madison County · Fort Trinidad East (Buda) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Iron Duke #3 (API 42-313-31302) is a well in Madison County operated by Reed Exploration LLC, completed November 7, 2015 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 2015, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by New Gulf Resources, LLC and has since transferred to Reed Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Wilcox, Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine.
Its lease has reported 86.7K barrels of oil and 947K mcf of gas since May 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by New Gulf Resources, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (432) 661-7139
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Reed Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Reed Exploration LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | New Gulf Resources, LLCAug 26, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 26, 2015
- last permit issued
- Nov 7, 2015
- completed
- 86.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 947K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 7, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iron Duke O-3-26879 | Fort Trinidad, East (Buda) | Reed Exploration LLC | 3 | 86.7K | 947K | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,923 · prior 12 17,494(+60%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,472 · prior 12 2,455(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1New Gulf Resources, LLCMay 2015 → Jul 2016
- 2Etx Energy, LLCAug 2016 → Dec 2021
- 3Buffalo Xxii Operating, LLCJan 2022 → May 2024
- 4Reed Exploration LLCJun 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 809369-99 | Drill | New Gulf Resources, LLC | Aug 11, 2015 | Aug 26, 2015 | Sep 5, 2015 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-26879 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 446 | -249 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 1,916 | -1,719 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 9,238 | -9,041 |
| Woodbine | 9,314 | -9,117 |
| Lewisville - Disposal | 9,371 | -9,174 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,828 | -9,631 |
| Dex-Buda | 10,091 | -9,894 |
| BudaBUDA - DISPOSAL | 10,193 | -9,996 |
| Georgetown | 10,271 | -10,074 |
| Edwards | 10,650 | -10,453 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,217 | 10,270 | Perforated |
| 10,309 | 10,455 | Perforated |
| 10,699 | 10,859 | Perforated |
| 11,049 | 11,121 | Perforated |
| 11,319 | 11,329 | Perforated |
| 11,423 | 11,570 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,477 | 12.25 | 810 S |
| 5.5 | 11,625 | 8.75 | 1,570 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 | Jun 30, 2016 | Jan 19, 2016 | 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 42-313-31302 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-31302 → 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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