WELL · 42-431-30077 · DISTRICT 8
Collins Estate #3
Sterling County · Triple C (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Collins Estate #3 (API 42-431-30077) is a permitted well in Sterling County filed by Bright & CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 2009, permitted to 8,096 ft.
It was permitted by Bright & CO. and has since transferred to Penergy on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 80.5K barrels of oil and 77.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bright & Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (432) 664-9742
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Penergy |
| Production reports | Kek Exploration LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bright & Co.Aug 11, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,096
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2009
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 80.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collins O-10-24374 | Triple C (Miss.) | Kek Exploration LLC | 3 | 38.9K | 135 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Collins O-10-39693 | Walter (Wolfcamp) | Kek Exploration LLC | 1 | 41.6K | 77.7K | Aug 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 36 · prior 12 73(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1S & J Operating Co.Jan 1993 → Aug 1993
- 2Stephens & Johnson Operating Co.Sep 1993 → Mar 1994
- 3Taurus Operating, Inc.Dec 1994 → Feb 1995
- 4T.O.I.Mar 1995 → Jun 1998
- 5PenergyJul 1998 → Apr 2005
- 6Clear Water Inc.May 2005 → Sep 2007
- 7Sisters Operating CompanyOct 2007 → Feb 2009
- 8Bright & Co.Mar 2009 → Feb 2012
- 9PPC Operating Company LLCMar 2012 → Dec 2017
- 10Relentless Permian Operating LLCJan 2018 → Dec 2022
- 11New Height Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Apr 2025
- 12Kek Exploration LLCOct 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683997-99 | Recompletion | Bright & Co. | Aug 11, 2009 | Aug 11, 2009 | Jul 29, 2009 | 8,096 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-24374 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39693 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,424 | 5,436 | Perforated |
| 6,008 | 6,024 | Perforated |
| — | 7,999 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 163 | 16 | 115 S |
| 8.625 | 1,640 | 11 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 8,096 | 7.875 | 835 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 | Mar 9, 2010 | Aug 31, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 26, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 28, 1973 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-431-30077 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-30077 → 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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