WELL · 42-317-32098 · DISTRICT 8
Hale Joe #3
Martin County · Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) field · Vertical
Hale Joe #3 (API 42-317-32098) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged December 8, 2018, last operated by Beach Exploration Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 22, 1979, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Beach & Snoddy and has since transferred to Beach Exploration Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 78.6K barrels of oil and 120K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2019. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Beach & Snoddy; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 25, 2025
- Permits on file
- 165
- Phone
- (432) 683-6226
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Beach Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | Beach Exploration, Inc.through Oct 2015 |
| Latest permit | Beach & SnoddyOct 22, 1979 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 1979
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 1980
- completed
- 78.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 120K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale, Joe O-10-33741 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Beach Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 78K | 120K | Mar 1993 – Apr 2019 |
| Hale, Joe O-10-26426 | Spraberry(trend Area Dean-Wlfcp) | Beach Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 557 | 139 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1993 |
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.
- 1Beach Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 61477-99 | Drill | Beach & Snoddy | Oct 22, 1979 | Oct 22, 1979 | Oct 21, 1979 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-26426 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-33741 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,850 | 9,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 350 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,950 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 2.375 | 7,831 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,328 | 7.875 | 800 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 22, 1993 | Feb 26, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-317-32098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-32098 → 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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