WELL · 42-423-30491 · DISTRICT 6
Williams E. A #3
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
Williams E. A #3 (API 42-423-30491) is a well in Smith County operated by Schlachter Operating Corporation, completed August 7, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1998, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Schlachter, David A. and has since transferred to Schlachter Operating Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Woodbine, Buda, Paluxy, Rodessa.
Its 2 leases have reported 100K barrels of oil and 126K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Schlachter Operating Corporation
Permitted by Schlachter, David A.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 65 permits on file · (214) 663-0270
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Schlachter Operating Corporation |
| Production reports | Linder, John Operating Co., LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Schlachter, David A.May 11, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 11, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1981
- completed
- 100K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 126K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1981
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williams, E. "A" O-6-13821 | Chapel Hill (Paluxy) | Linder, John Operating Co., LLC | 1 | 87.6K | 108 | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Williams, E. "A" O-6-10758 | Chapel Hill (Travis Peak) | Schlachter Operating Corporation | 3 | 12.6K | 126K | Jan 1993 – May 2002 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,966 · prior 12 2,937(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Schlachter, David A.Jan 1993 → Apr 1999
- 2Schlachter, David A., Estate OFMay 1999 → Jan 2000
- 3Schlachter Operating CorporationFeb 2000 → Jul 2013
- 4Linder, John Operating Co., LLCOct 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475500-99 | Recompletion | Schlachter, David A. | Apr 21, 1998 | May 11, 1998 | Apr 8, 1998 | 5,700 |
| 122124-99 | Drill | Delta Drilling Co. | Jun 23, 1981 | Jun 23, 1981 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10758 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13821 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 478 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,561 | 5,574 | Perforated |
| 8,220 | 8,407 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,200 | 12.25 | 722 S |
| 2.875 | 8,084 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 8,100 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,600 | 7.875 | 1,216 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 | Jul 1, 1998 | May 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1998 | Aug 18, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1984 | Aug 18, 1981 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 1984 | Aug 18, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 18, 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-423-30491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30491 → 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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