WELL · 42-455-30434 · DISTRICT 3
Darnell Enterprises #3
Trinity County · Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) field · Vertical
Darnell Enterprises #3 (API 42-455-30434) is a plugged well in Trinity County, plugged August 29, 2001, last operated by Parten Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 14, 1991, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Parten Oil CO. and has since transferred to Parten Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Pecan Gap, Gober Wedge, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 4.25K barrels of oil and 116K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2001.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parten Oil Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 77 permits on file · (936) 348-0149
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parten Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Parten Operating Inc.through Mar 1998 |
| Latest permit | Parten Oil Co.Jan 14, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1991
- last permit issued
- May 2, 1991
- completed
- 4.25K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 116K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 29, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darnell Enterprises O-3-21018 | Tantabogue Creek (Dexter) | Parten Operating Inc. | 1 | 4.25K | 116K | Jan 1993 – Oct 2001 |
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.
- 1Parten Oil Co.Jan 1993 → Jan 1994
- 2Parten Operating Inc.Feb 1994 → Mar 1998
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383107-98 | Drill | Parten Oil Co. | Apr 26, 1991 | Jan 14, 1991 | Mar 8, 1991 | 12,000 |
| 383107-99 | Drill | Parten Oil Co. | Jan 7, 1991 | Jan 14, 1991 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21018 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 172 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE WILCOX | 6,588 | -6,416 |
| Pecan Gap | 8,216 | -8,044 |
| Gober Wedge | 8,502 | -8,330 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,290 | -9,118 |
| Woodbine | 9,576 | -9,404 |
| Dexter | 10,027 | -9,855 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,031 | 10,035 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,502 | 12.25 | 1,260 S |
| 5.5 | 10,185 | 8.5 | 230 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 | Jun 10, 1991 | May 29, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-455-30434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-455-30434 → 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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