WELL · 42-317-39201 · DISTRICT 8
Orson Dr. #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Orson DR. #3 (API 42-317-39201) is a well in Martin County operated by Mule Kick Operating LLC, completed May 19, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 25, 2014, permitted to 12,300 ft.
It was permitted by Legacy Reserves Operating LP and has since transferred to Mule Kick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 349K barrels of oil and 563K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Legacy Reserves Operating LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (432) 770-0845
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mule Kick Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Mule Kick Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Legacy Reserves Operating LPFeb 25, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 2014
- last permit issued
- May 19, 2014
- completed
- 349K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 563K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orson, Dr. O-10-30469 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Mule Kick Operating LLC | 4 | 349K | 563K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,847 · prior 12 9,214(-47%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,602 · prior 12 5,202(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Carlow Corp.Jan 1993 → Aug 2007
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2007 → Apr 2024
- 3Hibernia Resources IV, LLCMay 2024 → May 2025
- 4Mule Kick Operating LLCJun 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 777076-99 | Drill | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Jan 10, 2014 | Feb 25, 2014 | Mar 18, 2014 | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30469 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,809 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,918 | -5,109 |
| Dean | 9,283 | -6,474 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,498 | -6,689 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,083 | 8,230 | Perforated |
| 8,404 | 8,607 | Perforated |
| 8,898 | 9,315 | Perforated |
| 9,548 | 9,600 | Perforated |
| 10,144 | 10,212 | Perforated |
| 10,466 | 10,506 | Perforated |
| 10,684 | 10,714 | Perforated |
| 10,912 | 11,038 | Perforated |
| 11,128 | 11,265 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 338 | 17.5 | 365 S |
| 8.625 | 5,502 | 11 | 1,060 S |
| 5.5 | 11,447 | 7.875 | 895 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 | Nov 21, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | 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 42-317-39201 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-39201 → 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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