WELL · 42-423-31765 · DISTRICT 6
Edwards Ben #3
Smith County · Lane Chapel (Paluxy a Sand) field · Vertical
Edwards Ben #3 (API 42-423-31765) is a well in Smith County operated by 3-T Exploration Inc., completed May 20, 2004.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 2004, permitted to 6,600 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Duck Creek Lime, Goodland, Paluxy.
Its 2 leases have reported 90.1K barrels of oil and 326K mcf of gas since May 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 7, 2026
- Permits on file
- 219
- Phone
- (940) 691-5091
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | 3-T Exploration Inc. |
| Production reports | 3-T Exploration, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | 3-T Exploration, Inc.Apr 14, 2004 |
- 6,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 20, 2004
- completed
- 90.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 326K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 20, 2004
- 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Lane Chapel Paluxy a Unit O-6-16109 | Lane Chapel (Paluxy a Sand) | 3-T Exploration, Inc. | 8 | 7.71K | 527 | Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 |
| Edwards, Ben O-6-14318 | Lane Chapel (Paluxy a Sand) | 3-T Exploration, Inc. | 1 | 82.4K | 325K | May 2004 – Jun 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6,332 · prior 12 1,774(+257%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 476 · prior 12 122(+290%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 13-T Exploration, Inc.May 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 544411-99 | Drill | 3-T Exploration, Inc. | Apr 14, 2004 | Apr 14, 2004 | Apr 26, 2004 | 6,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-14318 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-16109 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 445 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,176 | 6,183 | Perforated |
| 6,187 | 6,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,634 | 11 | 454 S |
| 5.5 | 6,575 | 7.875 | 275 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 | May 12, 2025 | Jun 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2004 | Jun 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-423-31765 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31765 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/42331765, documented in the API reference.