WELL · 42-351-30758 · DISTRICT 3
Champion Ray #3
Newton County · Newton field · Producing · Directional
Champion Ray #3 (API 42-351-30758) is a well in Newton County operated by HD Operating CO LLC, completed December 3, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 2005, permitted to 11,885 ft.
It was permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc. and has since transferred to HD Operating CO LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 222K barrels of oil and 633K mcf of gas since December 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Delta Exploration Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 4, 2025
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HD Operating Co LLC |
| Production reports | HD Operating Co, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Delta Exploration Company, Inc.May 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,885
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 2005
- completed
- 222K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 633K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Ray O-3-24298 | Newton | HD Operating Co, LLC | 2 | 222K | 633K | Dec 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 828 · prior 12 1,847(-55%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,983(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Alpine Resources, Inc.Dec 2002 → Jun 2004
- 2Delta Exploration Company, Inc.Jul 2004 → Aug 2010
- 3Wapiti Operating, LLCSep 2010 → Feb 2013
- 4Argent Energy (US) Holdings Inc.Mar 2013 → May 2016
- 5BXP Operating, LLCJun 2016 → Sep 2023
- 684 Energy LLCOct 2023 → Oct 2025
- 7HD Operating Co, LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601389-99 | Drill | Delta Exploration Company, Inc. | May 27, 2005 | May 27, 2005 | Oct 24, 2005 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2005 | Champion Ray O-3-24298 | Newton | HD Operating Co LLC | Producing | 11,885 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 55 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,679 | 9,942 | Perforated |
| 10,842 | 11,194 | Perforated |
| 11,380 | 11,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 5,393 | 12.25 | 1,235 S |
| 5.5 | 11,882 | 8.75 | 1,130 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 | Jun 13, 2006 | Dec 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-351-30758 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30758 → 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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