WELL · 42-351-30659 · DISTRICT 3
Champion International Corp. #3
Newton County · Sabine Tram (Wilcox 2) field · Vertical
Champion International Corp. #3 (API 42-351-30659) is a plugged well in Newton County, plugged March 19, 2003, last operated by V-F Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 22, 1996, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Hubco Exploration Inc. and has since transferred to V-F Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hubco Exploration Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 173 permits on file · (432) 557-2688
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | V-F Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | V-F Petroleum Inc.through Jul 2001 |
| Latest permit | Hubco Exploration Inc.Jul 22, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 90.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Mar 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 19, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion International Corp. G-3-161580 | Sabine Tram (Wilcox 2) | V-F Petroleum Inc. | 1 | 0 | 90.7K | Jan 1997 – Mar 2003 |
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.
- 1Hubco Exploration Inc.Jan 1997 → Apr 1999
- 2V-F Petroleum Inc.Oct 2000 → Jul 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 450231-99 | Drill | Hubco Exploration Inc. | Jul 11, 1996 | Jul 22, 1996 | Oct 3, 1996 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-161580 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 53 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,635 | 10,645 | Perforated |
| 10,777 | 10,783 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 69 | — | — |
| 10.75 | 4,060 | 13.5 | 1,505 S |
| 5.5 | 10,820 | 9.875 | 575 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 | Mar 4, 1997 | Jan 22, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 26, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-351-30659 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30659 → 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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