WELL · 42-395-31862 · DISTRICT 3
Lightsey-Capps Unit #3
Robertson County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Lightsey-Capps Unit #3 (API 42-395-31862) is a horizontal well in Robertson County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed May 9, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 13, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Anadarko E&P Company LP and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Top Of Chalk, Top Of B Zone, Top Of A Zone.
Its 2 leases have reported 749K barrels of oil and 881K mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Anadarko E&P Company LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 171 permits on file · (713) 261-3871
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Wildfire Energy Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Anadarko E&P Company LPFeb 13, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 2012
- last permit issued
- May 9, 2012
- completed
- 749K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 881K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 9, 2012
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lightsey-Capps Unit O-3-22559 | Kurten (Buda) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 2 | 457K | 550K | Oct 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Lightsey-Capps Unit O-3-25986 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 2 | 292K | 332K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,936 · prior 12 8,228(-40%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,337 · prior 12 20,751(-41%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1994 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCDec 2011 → Jun 2017
- 5Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCJul 2017 → May 2019
- 6Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Feb 2023
- 7Wildfire Energy Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 732996-99 | Drill | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Feb 2, 2012 | Feb 13, 2012 | Mar 19, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22559 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25986 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top of Chalk | 6,776 | -6,437 |
| Top of B Zone | 6,952 | -6,613 |
| Top of a Zone | 6,972 | -6,633 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,995 | 10,247 | Open hole |
| 6,995 | 11,790 | Open hole |
| 6,995 | 11,810 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 4,063 | 12.25 | 1,800 S |
| 7.625 | 6,995 | 9.875 | 210 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 29, 2013 | Jul 10, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2012 | Jul 10, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-395-31862 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-395-31862 → 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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