WELL · 42-317-32317 · DISTRICT 8
Orson -C- #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Orson -C- #3 (API 42-317-32317) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged April 25, 2002, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1981, permitted to 9,700 ft.
It was permitted by Petroleum Acquisitions, Inc. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 41.6K barrels of oil and 95.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2005. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petroleum Acquisitions, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 15,618 permits on file · (972) 598-8150
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Dec 2003 |
| Latest permit | Petroleum Acquisitions, Inc.Jan 22, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 18, 1995
- completed
- 41.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 95.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 18, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 25, 2002
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orson -C- O-10-23061 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 2 | 41.6K | 95.5K | Jan 1993 – May 2005 |
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.
- 1Parker & Parsley Development Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Parker & Parsley Development L.PMar 1995 → Aug 1997
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Dec 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 105873-99 | Drill | Petroleum Acquisitions, Inc. | Jan 22, 1981 | Jan 22, 1981 | May 14, 1981 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23061 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,815 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,892 | 8,493 | Perforated |
| 8,719 | 8,875 | Perforated |
| 9,223 | 9,434 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 325 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,653 | 11 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 360 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 | May 26, 1995 | Mar 30, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 11, 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 42-317-32317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-32317 → 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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