WELL · 42-399-32060 · DISTRICT 7

Richards Dolph #3

Plugged

Runnels County · Norton W. (Goen) field  · Vertical

Richards Dolph #3 (API 42-399-32060) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged September 11, 1987, last operated by Permian Resources Inc..

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1997, permitted to 4,322 ft.

It was permitted by E W D Oil and has since transferred to Permian Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Fry, Goen.

Operator of record

Permian Resources Inc.

Permitted by E W D Oil; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 95 permits on file

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulePermian Resources Inc.
Production reportsE W D Oilthrough May 1998
Latest permitE W D OilJul 15, 1997

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,322
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jul 15, 1997
last permit issued
Jul 29, 1981
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
37.9K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1997 THROUGH Jul 1999

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Jul 29, 1981
Shut in
—
Plugged
Sep 11, 1987

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; this well is the only one on it.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Richards G-9-164680Norton, N. (Fry Sd., Lo.)E W D Oil1037.9KAug 1997 – Jul 1999

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.

  1. 1E W D OilSep 1997 → May 1998

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
464933-99ReenterE W D OilJul 15, 1997Jul 15, 1997Jul 24, 19974,322
123133-99DrillMega Petroleum CorporationJun 30, 1981Jun 30, 1981—4,322

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-9-164680————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,849 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Palo Pinto3,847-1,998
Fry4,222-2,373
Goen4,316-2,467

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2224,230Perforated
4,3204,322Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62516511100 S
2.3754,300——
5.54,3167.875150 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 25, 1998Sep 16, 1997Yes
00Oct 9, 1997——
00Jan 12, 1984Sep 2, 1981—

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.

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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