WELL · 42-371-30504 · DISTRICT 8
Arco #3
Pecos County · Huber (Detrital) field · Vertical
Arco #3 (API 42-371-30504) is a plugged well in Pecos County, plugged October 23, 1997, last operated by Darkens Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1984, permitted to 5,574 ft.
It was permitted by Huber, J. M., Corporation and has since transferred to Darkens Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Tubb, Wichita-Albany.
Its lease has reported 32.9K barrels of oil and 197K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Huber, J. M., Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Mc Camey, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (432) 652-3337
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Darkens Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Darkens Oil & Gas Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Huber, J. M., CorporationNov 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,574
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 32.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 197K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco O-10-28807 | EL Cinco (Wichita Albany, Mid.) | Darkens Oil & Gas Inc. | 4 | 32.9K | 197K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 442 · prior 12 784(-44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 329 · prior 12 1,651(-80%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Huber, J. M., CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Coda Energy, Inc.Jan 1997 → Aug 1998
- 3Belco Energy Corp.Sep 1998 → Sep 2000
- 4Mexco Energy CorporationOct 2000 → Oct 2016
- 5Darkens Oil & Gas Inc.Nov 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259173-99 | Recompletion | Huber, J. M., Corporation | Nov 26, 1984 | Nov 27, 1984 | — | 5,574 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28807 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 860 | 1,419 |
| San Andres | 1,783 | 496 |
| Tubb | 2,954 | -675 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY MARKER | 4,278 | -1,999 |
| LeonardLOWER LEONARD | 4,717 | -2,438 |
| Detrital, Huber | 5,310 | -3,031 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,145 | 4,219 | Perforated |
| 4,322 | 4,388 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,035 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 5,574 | 7.875 | 1,140 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 28, 1985 | Jan 16, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 23, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-371-30504 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-30504 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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