WELL · 42-363-34561 · DISTRICT 7
Wharton #3A
Palo Pinto County · Strawn NW. (Marble Falls) field · Vertical
Wharton #3A (API 42-363-34561) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged October 1, 2001, last operated by North Texas Plugging LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2006, permitted to 3,900 ft.
It was permitted by Athena Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to North Texas Plugging LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 9.35K barrels of oil and 1.09M mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athena Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denton, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · (214) 407-4525
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | North Texas Plugging LLC |
| Production reports | Athena Resources, Inc.through Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Athena Resources, Inc.Nov 13, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 2006
- last permit issued
- Oct 6, 1996
- completed
- 9.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.09M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 6, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 1, 2001
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wharton O-8-27829 | Strawn, NW. (Marble Falls) | North Texas Plugging, LLC | 4 | 9.35K | 1.09M | Apr 1996 – 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.
- 1Athena Resources, Inc.Apr 1996 → Dec 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 628935-99 | Reenter | Athena Resources, Inc. | Nov 13, 2006 | Nov 13, 2006 | Dec 5, 2006 | 3,650 |
| 450223-99 | Drill | Athena Resources, Inc. | Jul 11, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | Jul 20, 1996 | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-27829 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-27829 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,157 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,290 | -1,133 |
| Conglomerate | 3,530 | -2,373 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,422 | 1,438 | Perforated |
| 3,536 | 3,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 280 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 4.5 | 1,537 | 7.875 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 3,624 | 7.875 | 105 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 | Jul 5, 2007 | Feb 1, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 6, 1996 | Oct 14, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-363-34561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34561 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 194K
- bbl, all reported
- May 2022
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000096788 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 1,250 | 710 | 1,420–1,438 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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