WELL · 42-329-34466 · DISTRICT 8
\xlv 45 #3
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
\Xlv 45 #3 (API 42-329-34466) is a plugged well in Midland County, plugged March 13, 2025, last operated by Midland Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2000, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Discovery Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Midland Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 49.7K barrels of oil and 63.4K mcf of gas since October 2000, last reporting in May 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Discovery Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 105 permits on file · (432) 687-2222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Midland Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Midland Energy, Inc.through Apr 2019 |
| Latest permit | Discovery Operating, Inc.Dec 29, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 6, 2001
- completed
- 49.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2000 THROUGH May 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 6, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 13, 2025
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| \xlv 45 O-10-36413 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Midland Energy, Inc. | 2 | 49.7K | 63.4K | Oct 2000 – May 2026 |
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.
- 1Discovery Operating, Inc.Oct 2000 → Jul 2002
- 2Midland Energy, Inc.Aug 2002 → Apr 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503459-99 | Drill | Discovery Operating, Inc. | Dec 27, 2000 | Dec 29, 2000 | Mar 2, 2001 | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36413 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,701 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,674 | 9,996 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 284 | 14.75 | 2,404 S |
| 8.625 | 5,103 | 11 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 10,150 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | Oct 4, 2001 | Jul 13, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 11, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-329-34466 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-34466 → 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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