WELL · 42-317-36983 · DISTRICT 8
Orson 4B #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Orson 4b #3 (API 42-317-36983) is a well in Martin County operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc., completed June 25, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 2, 2011, permitted to 11,600 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 239K barrels of oil and 410K mcf of gas since May 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Aug 2, 2011 |
- 11,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 2012
- completed
- 239K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 410K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orson "4B" O-10-40403 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 3 | 239K | 410K | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,163 · prior 12 9,766(-16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,629 · prior 12 8,156(+67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.May 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719551-98 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Oct 27, 2011 | Aug 2, 2011 | Apr 18, 2012 | 11,600 |
| 719551-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Jul 1, 2011 | Aug 2, 2011 | — | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-40403 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,787 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,804 | 8,972 | Perforated |
| 9,172 | 9,313 | Perforated |
| 9,338 | 10,657 | Perforated |
| 10,846 | 11,002 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 373 | 11 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,189 | 7.875 | 1,020 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 | Jul 19, 2013 | Aug 10, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-317-36983 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-36983 → 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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