WELL · 42-363-32710 · DISTRICT 7
Howell #3
Palo Pinto County · Howell (Congl 3900) field · Vertical
Howell #3 (API 42-363-32710) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Upham Chester R. JR., completed October 5, 1981.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 1981, permitted to 4,300 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bend, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 2.45K barrels of oil and 61.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Mineral Wells, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 5, 2003 · 224 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upham Chester R. Jr. |
| Production reports | Gannett Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Upham, Chester R., Jr.Jul 28, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1981
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1981
- completed
- 2.45K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 61.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1981
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howell O-8-23691 | Howell (Congl 3900) | Gannett Operating LLC | 2 | 2.45K | 61.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 254 · prior 12 254(+0%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Upham, Chester R., Jr.Jan 1993 → Aug 2001
- 2Upham Oil & Gas CompanySep 2001 → Oct 2010
- 3Hill, R.M. Operating Inc.Jan 2011 → Feb 2015
- 4Gannett Operating LLCAug 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 127388-99 | Drill | Upham, Chester R., Jr. | Jul 28, 1981 | Jul 28, 1981 | — | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-23691 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,085 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BendBEND SERIES | 3,700 | -2,615 |
| Marble Falls | 4,010 | -2,925 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,736 | 3,984 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 174 | 12.25 | 214 S |
| 2.375 | 4,005 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,048 | 7.875 | 200 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 | May 14, 1986 | Apr 25, 1986 | — |
| 00 | May 7, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 16, 1981 | — |
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 42-363-32710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-32710 → 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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