TEXAS · WELLS · MONTAGUE COUNTY · API 42-337-30305 · DISTRICT 7C
Orton (Caddo) Unit #3
Montague County · Orton (Caddo) field · Vertical
Orton (Caddo) Unit #3 (API 42-337-30305) is a plugged well in Montague County, plugged February 12, 1999, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 1987, permitted to 6,420 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 45.2K barrels of oil and 9.81K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 1999. The leases carry 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Mitchell Energy Corporationthrough Jul 1998 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMay 29, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,420
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 1987
- last permit issued
- Oct 22, 1987
- completed
- 45.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.81K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 22, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 12, 1999
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton (Caddo) Unit O-13-27590 | Orton (Caddo) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 15 | 45.2K | 9.81K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1999 |
| — O-13-15583 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Jul 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 330749-99 | Recompletion | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 26, 1987 | May 29, 1987 | — | 6,420 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 22, 1987 | Orton (Caddo) Unit O-13-27590 | Orton (Caddo) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
| Oct 22, 1987 | Orton J. D. O-13-15583 | Orton (Caddo) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | Orton J. D. O-13-15956 | Orton (Atoka) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,078 | 6,092 | Perforated |
| 6,167 | 6,174 | Perforated |
| — | 6,092 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 733 | 11 | 265 S |
| 4.5 | 6,316 | 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 | Sep 22, 1994 | Sep 12, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1990 | Nov 16, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 4, 1987 | Nov 16, 1987 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 22, 1975 | — |
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 42-337-30305 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-30305 → 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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