WELL · 42-431-33178 · DISTRICT 8
China Draw #3
Sterling County · Bennett Kohler (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
China Draw #3 (API 42-431-33178) is a plugged well in Sterling County, plugged April 18, 2017, last operated by Atoka Operating Permian LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 14, 2006, permitted to 7,750 ft.
It was permitted by Wam Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Atoka Operating Permian LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jameson Reef/Sand, Mississippian, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 86.2K barrels of oil and 665K mcf of gas since January 2007, last reporting in May 2017. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wam Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Addison, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 6, 2023 · 18 permits on file · (940) 736-3129
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atoka Operating Permian LLC |
| Production reports | Wam Energy Corporationthrough Aug 2016 |
| Latest permit | Wam Energy CorporationSep 14, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 12, 2008
- completed
- 86.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 665K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2007 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 12, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 18, 2017
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China Draw O-10-38610 | Kohler Snake Mtn. (Barnett-Miss) | Atoka Operating Permian, LLC | 3 | 44.5K | 321K | Jan 2007 – May 2017 |
| China Draw O-10-39011 | Bennett Kohler (Ellenburger) | Atoka Operating Permian, LLC | 2 | 41.7K | 344K | Oct 2007 – May 2017 |
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.
- 1Wam Energy CorporationJan 2007 → Jun 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625916-99 | Drill | Wam Energy Corporation | Sep 13, 2006 | Sep 14, 2006 | Sep 24, 2006 | 7,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38610 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-39011 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,023 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jameson Reef/Sand | 6,439 | -4,416 |
| Mississippian | 7,278 | -5,255 |
| Ellenburger | 7,313 | -5,290 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,313 | 7,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,035 | 11 | 950 S |
| 5.5 | 7,313 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 1,105 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 27, 2009 | Apr 14, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 30, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-431-33178 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-431-33178 → 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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