WELL · 42-427-32229 · DISTRICT 4
Champion A. A. #3
Starr County · Frost (Samano Sand FB-A) field · Vertical
Champion A. A. #3 (API 42-427-32229) is a plugged well in Starr County, plugged May 11, 2008, last operated by Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP.
The RRC has issued 4 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1999, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Kerr-Mcgee Corporation and has since transferred to Kerr-Mcgee Oil & Gas Onshore LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Samano, Flores Upper, Wildcat, Middle Flores.
Operator of record
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP
Permitted by Kerr-McGee Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 234 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP |
| Production reports | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCthrough Aug 2002 |
| Latest permit | Kerr-McGee CorporationJul 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 346K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2008
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion, A. A. G-4-140985 | Frost (Flores, Upper) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 0 | 202K | Jan 1993 – May 2008 |
| Champion, A. A. G-4-174298 | Frost (Samano Sand FB-A) | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP | 1 | 0 | 144K | Sep 1999 – May 2008 |
| — G-4-129139 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Oryx Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Mar 1999
- 2Kerr-McGee CorporationApr 1999 → Sep 1999
- 3Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLCOct 1999 → Aug 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 486081-98 | Recompletion | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Sep 9, 1999 | Jul 22, 1999 | Sep 2, 1999 | 6,500 |
| 486081-99 | Recompletion | Kerr-McGee Corporation | Jul 22, 1999 | Jul 22, 1999 | — | 6,500 |
| 393772-99 | Recompletion | Oryx Energy Company | Nov 7, 1991 | Nov 7, 1991 | Nov 18, 1991 | 6,500 |
| 347636-99 | Recompletion | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Jun 13, 1988 | Jun 13, 1988 | — | 6,500 |
| 338211-99 | Drill | Sun Expl. & Prod. Co.-Corpus | Nov 2, 1987 | Nov 2, 1987 | — | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-129139 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-140985 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-174298 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 397 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Samano | 5,741 | -5,344 |
| Flores Upper | 6,008 | -5,611 |
| Wildcat | 6,008 | -5,611 |
| Middle Flores | 6,334 | -5,937 |
| 6400' Flores | 6,386 | -5,989 |
| Flores 6400 | 6,386 | -5,989 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,741 | 5,747 | Perforated |
| 6,008 | 6,022 | Perforated |
| 6,334 | 6,356 | Perforated |
| 6,386 | 6,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,521 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 6,500 | 8.75 | 360 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 11, 1999 | Sep 27, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1992 | Dec 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 2, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1989 | Nov 16, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 16, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1988 | Apr 12, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-427-32229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-427-32229 → 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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