TEXAS · WELLS · SMITH COUNTY · LITTLEJOHN LEASE · API 42-423-31921 · DISTRICT 06
Littlejohn #3
Smith County · Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Littlejohn #3 (API 42-423-31921) is a well in Smith County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed April 23, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 2005, permitted to 11,920 ft.
It was permitted by J-W Operating CO. and has since transferred to Valence Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 1.57K barrels of oil and 316K mcf of gas since April 2005, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by J-W Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Feb 18, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,920
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 23, 2005
- completed
- 1.57K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 316K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 23, 2005
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Littlejohn G-6-211696 | Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 1.57K | 316K | Apr 2005 – Oct 2022 |
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.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Apr 2005 → Sep 2013
- 2Valence Operating CompanyOct 2013 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557958-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Feb 18, 2005 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 1, 2005 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2005 | Littlejohn G-6-211696 | Chapel Hill (Cotton Valley) | Valence Operating Company | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2016 | 11,920 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 464 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,885 | -6,421 |
| Rodessa | 7,080 | -6,616 |
| Pettit | 7,675 | -7,211 |
| Travis Peak | 7,805 | -7,341 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,640 | -9,176 |
| Taylor | 10,770 | -10,306 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,650 | 11,725 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,236 | 11 | 630 S |
| 5.5 | 11,920 | 7.875 | 509 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 21, 2005 | Jun 14, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-423-31921 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31921 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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