WELL · 42-353-00973 · DISTRICT 7
Hanks Billie B #3
Nolan County · Hylton NW. (Gardner SD) field · Vertical
Hanks Billie B #3 (API 42-353-00973) is a well in Nolan County operated by Pioneer Exploration Ltd., completed June 18, 1976.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 2001, permitted to 5,812 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Noodle Creek, Saddle Creek, Breckenridge, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.5K barrels of oil and 8.05K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 1, 2007
- Permits on file
- 285
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Exploration Ltd. |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Nov 27, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,812
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 18, 1976
- completed
- 14.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.05K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 18, 1976
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanks, Billie "B" O-8-29060 | Hylton, NW. (Breckenridge) | Goodrock Natural Resources, LLC | 1 | 14.5K | 4.24K | Sep 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Hanks, Billie "B" G-8-66818 | Hylton, NW. (Gardner SD) | Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 3.81K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2001 |
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.
- 1Pioneer Exploration CompanyFeb 1997 → Sep 2000
- 2Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Sep 2001 → Dec 2007
- 3Pioneer Exploration, LLCApr 2008 → Mar 2010
- 4Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 515580-99 | Recompletion | Pioneer Exploration, Ltd. | Nov 26, 2001 | Nov 27, 2001 | Feb 15, 2001 | 5,812 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-66818 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-29060 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,426 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Noodle Creek | 2,298 | 128 |
| Saddle Creek | 3,566 | -1,140 |
| Breckenridge | 3,604 | -1,178 |
| CanyonCANYON REEF | 4,515 | -2,089 |
| Fry | 5,341 | -2,915 |
| Strawn | 5,440 | -3,014 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,604 | 3,607 | Perforated |
| 3,624 | 3,632 | Perforated |
| 5,730 | — | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 714 | 13.75 | 523 S |
| 5.5 | 5,496 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Feb 4, 2002 | Nov 26, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 23, 1976 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-353-00973 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-00973 → 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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