WELL · 42-363-33779 · DISTRICT 7
Stephen Paul #3
Palo Pinto County · Strawn NW. (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Stephen Paul #3 (API 42-363-33779) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged August 1, 2025, last operated by Saguaro Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 19, 1986, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by Upham, Chester R., JR. and has since transferred to Saguaro Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls.
Its 2 leases have reported 69.1K barrels of oil and 252K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Upham, Chester R., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Eastland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 42
- Phone
- (432) 262-1105
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Saguaro Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLCthrough Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Upham, Chester R., Jr.Nov 19, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 1986
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 1986
- completed
- 69.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 252K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 1, 2025
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 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stephen, Paul O-8-24265 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLC | 10 | 69.1K | 247K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Stephen, Paul G-8-283085 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | Saguaro Petroleum, LLC | 1 | 0 | 4.38K | Jun 2017 – Jul 2025 |
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.
- 1Upham, Chester R., Jr.Jan 1993 → Aug 2001
- 2Upham Oil & Gas CompanySep 2001 → Sep 2014
- 3Sable Operating CompanyOct 2014 → Jun 2015
- 4Palo Pinto Bond Company, LLCDec 2016 → Jan 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 323195-99 | Drill | Upham, Chester R., Jr. | Nov 17, 1986 | Nov 19, 1986 | — | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-283085 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-24265 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,078 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 3,160 | -2,082 |
| Marble Falls | 3,730 | -2,652 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,169 | 3,198 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 316 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 4.5 | 4,003 | 7.875 | 300 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 29, 2018 | Nov 15, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1987 | Apr 2, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-363-33779 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33779 → 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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