WELL · 42-389-31747 · DISTRICT 8
Sureshot -A- #3
Reeves County · Matthews (Canyon Cons.) field · Vertical
Sureshot -A- #3 (API 42-389-31747) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged November 27, 2014, last operated by Quadrum Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 29, 1986, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Blair Royalties Of Orla, Inc. and has since transferred to Quadrum Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 39.6K barrels of oil and 71K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2016. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Blair Royalties of Orla, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 8, 2019 · (832) 282-0867
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quadrum Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Madison and Wright LLCthrough Jul 2014 |
| Latest permit | Blair Royalties of Orla, Inc.Jul 29, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 29, 1986
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 39.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 71K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 27, 2014
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sureshot -A- O-10-38492 | Matthews (Canyon Cons.) | Quadrum Energy LLC | 1 | 799 | 3.74K | Oct 2007 – Aug 2016 |
| Sureshot-A- O-10-31316 | Matthews (Lower Cherry Canyon) | Reef Exploration, L.P. | 1 | 38.8K | 67.3K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Anchor B Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Saturn Oil and Development Corp.Oct 1995 → Jul 1996
- 3Aegis Energy, Inc.Aug 1996 → Sep 1998
- 4Mtbb Acquisition Company, LLCOct 1998 → Aug 2000
- 5Synergy Oil & Gas, Inc. (A)Sep 2000 → Aug 2001
- 6Penn Virginia Oil & Gas Corp.Sep 2001 → Dec 2004
- 7Priest Petroleum CorporationJan 2005 → Nov 2006
- 8Reef Exploration, L.P.Dec 2006 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 304673-99 | Drill | Blair Royalties of Orla, Inc. | Jul 23, 1986 | Jul 29, 1986 | Jul 26, 1986 | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31316 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38492 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,867 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareTOP DELAWARE | 2,904 | -37 |
| Cherry CanyonTOP CHERRY CANYON | 3,854 | -987 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,354 | 4,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,104 | 12.25 | 665 S |
| 4.5 | 4,498 | 7.875 | 620 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 | Feb 1, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 28, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1986 | Sep 4, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 20, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-389-31747 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31747 → 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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