WELL · 42-317-33078 · DISTRICT 8
Welch #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Welch #3 (API 42-317-33078) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged February 10, 1995, last operated by Parker & Parsley Development L.P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 28, 1984, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hcw Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Parker & Parsley Development L.P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 4.47K barrels of oil and 21K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 1995. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Parker & Parsley Development L.P
Permitted by HCW Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 20, 2003 · 1,422 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parker & Parsley Development L.P |
| Production reports | Parker & Parsley Development Co.through Nov 1994 |
| Latest permit | HCW Exploration, Inc.Nov 28, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 28, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 1985
- completed
- 4.47K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Welch O-10-23181 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Parker & Parsley Development L.P | 2 | 4.47K | 21K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1995 |
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 → Nov 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259335-99 | Drill | HCW Exploration, Inc. | Nov 28, 1984 | Nov 28, 1984 | Dec 9, 1984 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-23181 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,815 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,943 | 872 |
| Yates | 2,800 | 15 |
| Queen | 3,448 | -633 |
| Grayburg | 3,928 | -1,113 |
| San Andres | 4,421 | -1,606 |
| GlorietaGLORIETTA | 5,400 | -2,585 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,525 | -3,710 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,895 | -5,080 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,700 | -5,885 |
| Dean | 9,192 | -6,377 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,920 | 8,267 | Perforated |
| 8,404 | 8,761 | Perforated |
| 9,182 | 9,441 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 348 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,350 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 9,500 | 7.875 | 1,070 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 | Feb 21, 1985 | Feb 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-317-33078 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33078 → 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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