WELL · 42-317-33203 · DISTRICT 8
Burley #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Burley #3 (API 42-317-33203) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged November 7, 2017, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 12, 1985, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Brazos Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including U. Spraberry, L. Spraberry, U. Jomill, Jomill.
Its lease has reported 31.5K barrels of oil and 31.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2018.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brazos Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Brazos Petroleum Co.Jul 12, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 1985
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 1985
- completed
- 31.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 31.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley O-10-30234 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | 1 | 31.5K | 31.5K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Prime Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 280185-99 | Drill | Brazos Petroleum Co. | Jul 11, 1985 | Jul 12, 1985 | — | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30234 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,785 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U. Spraberry | 7,630 | -4,845 |
| L. Spraberry | 8,145 | -5,360 |
| U. Jomill | 8,381 | -5,596 |
| Jomill | 8,435 | -5,650 |
| L. Jomill | 8,506 | -5,721 |
| Dean | 8,950 | -6,165 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,632 | 7,891 | Perforated |
| 8,159 | 8,218 | Perforated |
| 8,441 | 8,599 | Perforated |
| 8,954 | 9,265 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 360 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,200 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 9,713 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Dec 3, 1985 | Nov 19, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 23, 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 42-317-33203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33203 → 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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