TEXAS · WELLS · MIDLAND COUNTY · GRAY, EMMA D. LEASE · API 42-329-31471 · DISTRICT 7B
Gray Emma D. #3
Midland County · Virey (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Gray Emma D. #3 (API 42-329-31471) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged April 30, 2021, last operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1984, permitted to 13,700 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 84.9K barrels of oil and 81K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,633
- 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 Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Dec 31, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1984
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 2019
- completed
- 84.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 81K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 30, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gray, Emma D. O-10-29916 | Virey (Ellenburger) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 84.9K | 81K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2018 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1995 → Sep 1995
- 3Umc Petroleum CorporationOct 1995 → Jul 1998
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Aug 1998 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Aug 2016
- 7Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 2016 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262617-99 | Drill | Gulf Oil Corp. | Dec 19, 1984 | Dec 31, 1984 | — | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2019 | Gray Emma D. O-10-29916 | Virey (Ellenburger) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,891 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ellenburger | 13,259 | -10,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,240 | 13,259 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 327 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 9.625 | 5,700 | 12.25 | 675 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 18, 2019 | Jun 11, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1985 | Apr 23, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-329-31471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-31471 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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