WELL · 42-317-35237 · DISTRICT 8
Richards 45 #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Richards 45 #3 (API 42-317-35237) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged September 28, 2021, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 26, 2008, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 87K barrels of oil and 53.1K mcf of gas since July 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Apr 26, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 2008
- completed
- 87K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 2021
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richards "45" O-10-39773 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 3 | 87K | 53.1K | Jul 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,118 · prior 12 3,287(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 8,681(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Jul 2009 → Dec 2024
- 2Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 659495-99 | Drill | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | Apr 11, 2008 | Apr 26, 2008 | Jun 4, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39773 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,785 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 419 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 11 | 5,046 | 11 | 700 S |
| 4.5 | 11,725 | 7.875 | 1,655 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 | Aug 16, 2010 | Mar 17, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 20, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-317-35237 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-35237 → 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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