WELL · 42-335-31878 · DISTRICT 8
Cranfill A. B. #3
Mitchell County · Sharon Ridge (1700) field · Vertical
Cranfill A. B. #3 (API 42-335-31878) is a plugged well in Mitchell County, plugged October 1, 2015, last operated by Dragon Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1980, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Continental U S Exploration, Inc and has since transferred to Dragon Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 8.4K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Continental U S Exploration, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Aug 7, 2015 · 1 permits on file · (918) 230-1588
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dragon Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Dragon Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2010 |
| Latest permit | Continental U S Exploration, IncDec 31, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1981
- completed
- 8.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2015
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cranfill, A. B. O-11-63409 | Sharon Ridge (1700) | Dragon Operating, LLC | 6 | 8.4K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Jul 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.
- 1S & M RoyaltyJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Neff, Mickey Oil Company Inc.Nov 1993 → Jun 1999
- 3Cedar Bend Oil CompanyJul 1999 → Feb 2004
- 4Dragon Operating, LLCMar 2004 → Jan 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104959-99 | Drill | Continental U S Exploration, Inc | Dec 31, 1980 | Dec 31, 1980 | — | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63409 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,538 | 1,544 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 1,470 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,608 | 6.75 | 380 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 28, 1981 | — |
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 42-335-31878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-335-31878 → 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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