WELL · 42-459-30839 · DISTRICT 6
O Byrne Heirs Gas Unit A #3
Upshur County · Glenwood (Cotton Valley) field · Directional
O Byrne Heirs Gas Unit A #3 (API 42-459-30839) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged October 30, 2011, last operated by BP America Production Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1996, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Amoco Production Company and has since transferred to BP America Production Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Massive Anhydrite (marker), Rodessa, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by Amoco Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 1,623 permits on file · (720) 439-5104
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Feb 2007 |
| Latest permit | Amoco Production CompanyJan 26, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 24, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 556K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH Oct 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 24, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 30, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O'Byrne Heirs Gas Unit "A" G-6-160577 | Glenwood (Cotton Valley) | BP America Production Company | 1 | 0 | 556K | May 1996 – Oct 2011 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyMay 1996 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Feb 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444083-99 | Recompletion | Amoco Production Company | Jan 25, 1996 | Jan 26, 1996 | Feb 24, 1996 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-160577 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 514 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 6,970 | -6,456 |
| Rodessa | 7,210 | -6,696 |
| PettitPETTET | 7,880 | -7,366 |
| Travis Peak | 8,090 | -7,576 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,335 | -8,821 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE | 11,160 | -10,646 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,025 | 11,040 | Perforated |
| 11,052 | 11,062 | Perforated |
| 11,070 | 11,076 | Perforated |
| 11,102 | 11,112 | Perforated |
| 11,132 | 11,140 | Perforated |
| 11,144 | 11,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,625 | 12.25 | 1,692 S |
| 4.25 | 11,292 | 7.875 | 1,210 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 | Dec 6, 1996 | Jun 7, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-459-30839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30839 → 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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