WELL · 42-327-30631 · DISTRICT 7
Sears #3 #3
Menard County · Wilhelm Lane (Goen) field · Vertical
Sears #3 #3 (API 42-327-30631) is a plugged well in Menard County, plugged August 5, 1996, last operated by Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 25, 1986, permitted to 3,900 ft.
It was permitted by Expanding Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including T. Canyon Lime, T. Palo Pinto Lime, T. Upper Cross Cut Sand, T. Capps Lime.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.18K barrels of oil and 32 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1996. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Expanding Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 8, 2005 · 32 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc. |
| Production reports | Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc.through May 1995 |
| Latest permit | Expanding Energy CorporationMar 25, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1986
- last permit issued
- Jul 6, 1986
- completed
- 1.18K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 32
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 6, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 1996
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sears O-9-11230 | Wilhelm Lane (Goen) | Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc. | 2 | 512 | 13 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
| Sears #3 O-9-12866 | Wilhelm Lane (Goen) | Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc. | 1 | 665 | 19 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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.
- 1Leeper Oil Exp. & Prod. Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1995
- 2Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Aug 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 300168-99 | Drill | Expanding Energy Corporation | Mar 24, 1986 | Mar 25, 1986 | — | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-11230 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12866 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,175 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Canyon Lime | 2,462 | -287 |
| T. Palo Pinto Lime | 2,940 | -765 |
| T. Upper Cross Cut Sand | 3,005 | -830 |
| T. Capps Lime | 3,270 | -1,095 |
| Upper Fry Sand | 3,288 | -1,113 |
| Fry Sand | 3,320 | -1,145 |
| Strawnlime | 3,448 | -1,273 |
| Goen | 3,555 | -1,380 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,574 | 3,582 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 11 | 245 S |
| 4.5 | 3,666 | 7.875 | 150 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 17, 1990 | Aug 4, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 11, 1986 | Aug 4, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-327-30631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-30631 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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