WELL · 42-327-31118 · DISTRICT 7
Powell John A. #3
Menard County · John P (Ellenburger) field · Producing · Vertical
Powell John A. #3 (API 42-327-31118) is a well in Menard County operated by Geosurveys Inc., completed June 4, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 5, 2011, permitted to 3,500 ft.
It was permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Geosurveys Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Home Creek, Palo Pinto, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 199K barrels of oil since February 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 139 permits on file · (325) 669-2793
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geosurveys Inc. |
| Production reports | Geosurveys, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nordan Oil & Gas CorporationMay 5, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 5, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jun 4, 2011
- completed
- 199K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 4, 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell, John A. O-9-17754 | John P (Ellenburger) | Geosurveys, Inc. | 4 | 199K | 0 | Feb 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,329 · prior 12 7,142(-25%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nordan Oil & Gas CorporationJul 2011 → Dec 2016
- 2Geosurveys, Inc.Jan 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 715445-99 | Drill | Nordan Oil & Gas Corporation | May 2, 2011 | May 5, 2011 | May 23, 2011 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17754 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,258 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Home Creek | 1,793 | 465 |
| Palo Pinto | 2,848 | -590 |
| Ellenburger | 2,948 | -690 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,948 | 2,956 | Perforated |
| 3,090 | 3,097 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 374 | 11 | 215 S |
| 5.5 | 3,143 | 7.875 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 3,143 | 7.875 | 600 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 2, 2019 | Jul 29, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 12, 2013 | Oct 26, 2011 | — |
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 42-327-31118 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-327-31118 → 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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