WELL · 42-423-30831 · DISTRICT 6
Bankhead #3
Smith County · Tyler W. (Paluxy Bankhead) field · Vertical
Bankhead #3 (API 42-423-30831) is a well in Smith County operated by Palmer Petroleum Inc., completed December 3, 1984.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 7, 1984, permitted to 8,100 ft.
It was permitted by Lyons Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Palmer Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Kiamichi, Goodland, Paluxy, Top Of Pay.
Its lease has reported 339K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lyons Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Shreveport, LA · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2025 · 304 permits on file · (318) 222-0517
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Palmer Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Weathers Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lyons Petroleum, Inc.Jun 7, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 1984
- completed
- 339K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 1984
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Tyler (Paluxy Bankhead) O-6-12504 | Tyler, W. (Paluxy Bankhead) | Weathers Exploration, Inc. | 6 | 339K | 36 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,498 · prior 12 11,100(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Palmer Petroleum Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2016
- 2Weathers Exploration, Inc.Sep 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 241335-99 | Drill | Lyons Petroleum, Inc. | Sep 25, 1984 | Jun 7, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12504 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,910 | 7,920 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,822 | 12.25 | 775 S |
| 4.5 | 8,170 | 7.875 | 550 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 15, 1993 | Nov 19, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1989 | Jan 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 25, 1985 | Jan 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-423-30831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30831 → 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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