WELL · 42-363-31812 · DISTRICT 7
Belding A #3
Palo Pinto County · Brad SW. (Big Saline Congl.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Belding A #3 (API 42-363-31812) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Cooper Oil & Gas LLC, completed November 16, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 7, 1977, permitted to 4,445 ft.
It was permitted by Twin Montana, Inc. and has since transferred to Cooper Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Twin Montana, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 157 permits on file · (940) 203-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cooper Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Echo Production, Inc.through Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Twin Montana, Inc.Sep 7, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,445
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 16, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 76.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 16, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belding A G-8-79916 | Brad, SW. (Big Saline Congl.) | Cooper Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 76.1K | 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.
- 1Echo Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6989-99 | Drill | Twin Montana, Inc. | Sep 7, 1977 | Sep 7, 1977 | Dec 9, 1977 | 4,445 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-79916 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,247 | 4,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 207 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 2.375 | 4,190 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,413 | 7.875 | 85 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 | Dec 21, 1978 | — |
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 42-363-31812 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-31812 → 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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