WELL · 42-423-31530 · DISTRICT 6
Ford #3
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Paluxy 5800) field · Producing · Vertical
Ford #3 (API 42-423-31530) is a well in Smith County operated by Thomas Operating Ltd. CO., completed June 29, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 9, 2000, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Woodbine, Paluxy.
Its lease has reported 16.2K barrels of oil and 257K mcf of gas since June 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 8 permits on file · (214) 708-3047
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co. |
| Production reports | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co.May 9, 2000 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 2000
- completed
- 16.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 257K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ford O-6-14021 | Chapel Hill (Paluxy 5800) | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co. | 1 | 16.2K | 257K | Jun 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 146 · prior 12 320(-54%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thomas Operating Ltd. Co.Jun 2000 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494498-99 | Drill | Thomas Operating Ltd. Co. | Apr 27, 2000 | May 9, 2000 | May 30, 2000 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-14021 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 483 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,806 | 5,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,537 | 11 | 393 S |
| 5.5 | 5,950 | 7.875 | 680 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 | Oct 5, 2000 | Jul 24, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 28, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-423-31530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31530 → 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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