WELL · 42-429-34837 · DISTRICT 7
Whitfield-Gaeton #3
Stephens County · Plumb (Ranger Lower) field · Vertical
Whitfield-Gaeton #3 (API 42-429-34837) is a well in Stephens County operated by E.C. Hindman Oil And Gas, completed February 24, 1987.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 1987, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gaeton Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to E.C. Hindman Oil And Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Lake, Lower Ranger, Duffer.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.2K barrels of oil and 503K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gaeton Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 6 permits on file · (254) 559-0804
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas |
| Production reports | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gasthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Gaeton Oil & Gas Corp.Feb 18, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 1987
- last permit issued
- Feb 24, 1987
- completed
- 17.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 503K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 24, 1987
- 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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitfield-Gaeton O-8-23925 | Plumb (Ranger Lower) | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas | 5 | 17.2K | 494K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Whitfield-Gaeton G-8-288138 | Plumb (Ranger Lower) | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas | 1 | 0 | 8.72K | Mar 2019 – Apr 2024 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 23 · prior 12 10(+130%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gaeton Oil & Gas Corp.Jan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Whitt Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1998 → May 2004
- 3Bud Oil, Inc.Aug 2004 → Sep 2019
- 4E.C. Hindman Oil and GasMar 2020 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 326527-99 | Drill | Gaeton Oil & Gas Corp. | Feb 12, 1987 | Feb 18, 1987 | — | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-288138 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-23925 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-23925 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,422 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,502 | -2,080 |
| Lake | 3,660 | -2,238 |
| Lower Ranger | 3,782 | -2,360 |
| Duffer | 3,884 | -2,462 |
| Ellenburger | 4,116 | -2,694 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,782 | 3,796 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 137 | 12.25 | 80 S |
| 4.5 | 3,935 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Sep 24, 2024 | Sep 4, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2020 | Jan 24, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1987 | Mar 17, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 24, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-429-34837 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34837 → 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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