WELL · 42-315-30642 · DISTRICT 6
Eldridge H. L. #3
Marion County · Vicki Lynn (Dees) field · Vertical
Eldridge H. L. #3 (API 42-315-30642) is a plugged well in Marion County, plugged April 23, 2018, last operated by Mercury Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 1983, permitted to 6,800 ft.
It was permitted by Whelan Exploration Inc. - and has since transferred to Mercury Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Dees.
Its lease has reported 1 barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Whelan Exploration Inc. -; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 130 permits on file · (214) 944-1104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mercury Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Whelan Exploration Inc.through Apr 1995 |
| Latest permit | Whelan Exploration Inc. -Dec 20, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 1984
- completed
- 1
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 23, 2018
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eldridge, H. L. O-6-11346 | Vicki Lynn (Dees) | Mercury Operating, LLC | 1 | 1 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Whelan Exploration Inc.Apr 1995 → Apr 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 224271-99 | Drill | Whelan Exploration Inc. - | Dec 16, 1983 | Dec 20, 1983 | Jan 20, 1984 | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-11346 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 215 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dees | 6,142 | -5,927 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,156 | 6,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 820 | 12.25 | 425 sx |
| 4.5 | 6,822 | 7.875 | 440 sx |
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 | May 7, 1984 | Apr 11, 1984 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1984 | Apr 11, 1984 | — |
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 42-315-30642 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-315-30642 → 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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