WELL · 42-429-32836 · DISTRICT 7
Winchell H. #3
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular (Gas) field · Vertical
Winchell H. #3 (API 42-429-32836) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged September 26, 1996, last operated by Ryder Scott Oil Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 2, 1981, permitted to 2,873 ft.
It was permitted by Mcbride Production CO. and has since transferred to Ryder Scott Oil Company on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by McBride Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 6, 2014 · 292 permits on file · (940) 642-3365
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ryder Scott Oil Company |
| Production reports | Ryder Scott Oil Companythrough Sep 1996 |
| Latest permit | McBride Production Co.Mar 2, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,873
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 2, 1981
- last permit issued
- Jun 11, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.54K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 11, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 26, 1996
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winchell, H. G-8-94190 | Stephens County Regular (Gas) | Ryder Scott Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 1.54K | Jan 1993 – Sep 1996 |
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.
- 1McBride Production Co.Jan 1993 → May 1993
- 2Ryder Scott Oil CompanyMay 1995 → Sep 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 110118-99 | Drill | McBride Production Co. | Mar 2, 1981 | Mar 2, 1981 | — | 2,873 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-94190 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,848 | 1,858 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 235 | 12.5 | 135 S |
| 2.375 | 1,845 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 1,910 | 7.875 | 140 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 12, 1984 | Jul 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-429-32836 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-32836 → 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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