WELL · 42-383-34879 · DISTRICT 7
Childress Owen D. #3
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Childress Owen D. #3 (API 42-383-34879) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged June 14, 2024, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 13, 1997, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Stephens, Autry C. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 79K barrels of oil and 954K mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Stephens, Autry C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Stephens, Autry C.Nov 13, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 1998
- completed
- 79K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 954K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 14, 2024
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Childress, Owen D. O-9-13927 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 5 | 79K | 954K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,126 · prior 12 6,981(+31%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,013 · prior 12 1,076(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Nov 1995 → Apr 1996
- 2Stephens, Autry C.May 1996 → Aug 2000
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Dec 2024
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 469920-99 | Drill | Stephens, Autry C. | Nov 10, 1997 | Nov 13, 1997 | Mar 13, 1998 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 1998 | Childress Owen D. O-9-13927 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,650 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,929 | 8,274 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 731 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 4,363 | 8.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 8,400 | 6.125 | 600 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 | Aug 10, 1998 | Jul 23, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-383-34879 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-34879 → 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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