WELL · 42-445-31120 · DISTRICT 8
Starnes E #3
Terry County · Corrigan East (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Starnes E #3 (API 42-445-31120) is a plugged well in Terry County, plugged May 15, 2010, last operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 18, 1983, permitted to 11,650 ft.
It was permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 383K barrels of oil and 3.97K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2017. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,289
- Phone
- (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | OXY USA WTP LPthrough Dec 2016 |
| Latest permit | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp.May 18, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 18, 1983
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1993
- completed
- 383K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.97K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 15, 2010
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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starnes "E" O-11-714 | Corrigan, East (Fusselman) | OXY USA WTP LP | 5 | 383K | 3.97K | Jan 1993 – Feb 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.
- 1OXY USA Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2OXY USA WTP LPJan 2001 → Dec 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 196917-99 | Drill | Cities Service Oil & Gas Corp. | May 18, 1983 | May 18, 1983 | May 26, 1983 | 11,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 1993 | Starnes E O-11-714 | Corrigan East (Fusselman) | OXY USA WTP LP | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,649 | 11,660 | Perforated |
| 11,649 | 11,678 | Perforated |
| 11,674 | 11,678 | Perforated |
| 11,707 | 11,805 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 420 | 17.5 | 420 S |
| 8.625 | 4,494 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 8.625 | 4,494 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 2.875 | 9,056 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,707 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 13, 1994 | Nov 17, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1991 | Sep 3, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 27, 1985 | Jun 3, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 4, 1983 | — |
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 42-445-31120 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-445-31120 → 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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