WELL · 42-365-31712 · DISTRICT 6
Wilcots S. W. #3
Panola County · Carthage (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Wilcots S. W. #3 (API 42-365-31712) is a well in Panola County operated by BP America Production Company, completed August 2, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 9,710 ft.
It was permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to BP America Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Paluxy, Rodessa, Pettit.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.8K barrels of oil and 700K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vastar Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,623 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | Mmgl East Texas III, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vastar Resources, Inc.Jun 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,710
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1996
- completed
- 12.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 700K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1996
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilcots, S.W. Gas Unit G-6-115702 | Carthage (Cotton Valley) | Mmgl East Texas III, LLC | 1 | 0 | 377K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Wilcots, S. W. O-6-13114 | Carthage (Travis Peak) | BP America Production Company | 2 | 12.8K | 323K | Jan 1993 – May 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,292 · prior 12 1,417(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → Feb 1994
- 2Vastar Resources, Inc.Mar 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2022
- 4BPX Operating CompanyMar 2022 → Oct 2024
- 5Mmgl East Texas III, LLCDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449526-99 | Recompletion | Vastar Resources, Inc. | Jun 20, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | Jun 17, 1996 | 9,710 |
| 257472-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Oct 19, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-115702 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13114 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 403 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 2,500 | -2,097 |
| Paluxy | 3,200 | -2,797 |
| Rodessa | 5,100 | -4,697 |
| Pettit | 5,875 | -5,472 |
| Travis Peak | 6,300 | -5,897 |
| Cotton Valley | 8,200 | -7,797 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,754 | 6,760 | Perforated |
| 6,793 | 6,806 | Perforated |
| 6,951 | 6,961 | Perforated |
| 8,801 | 9,270 | Perforated |
| 9,396 | 9,642 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,686 | 14.75 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,710 | 8.75 | 1,837 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 | Apr 21, 1997 | Mar 3, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1997 | Sep 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1997 | Aug 28, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 15, 1985 | Apr 2, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-365-31712 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-365-31712 → 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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