TEXAS · WELLS · UPSHUR COUNTY · FENTON "A" LEASE · API 42-459-30870 · DISTRICT 06
Fenton A #3
Upshur County · Gladewater E. (Cotton Vlly SD) field · Vertical
Fenton A #3 (API 42-459-30870) is a plugged well in Upshur County, plugged June 12, 2007, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 2, 1996, permitted to 11,360 ft.
It was permitted by Oxy USA Inc. and has since transferred to Eog Resources Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Goodland, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Pettit, Travis Peak.
Operator of record
Permitted by OXY USA Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,348
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | EOG Resources, Inc.through Jun 2007 |
| Latest permit | OXY USA Inc.Jul 2, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,360
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 2, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 22, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 571K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jun 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 22, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fenton "A" G-6-160244 | Gladewater, E. (Cotton Vlly SD) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 571K | Aug 1996 – Jun 2007 |
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.Sep 1996 → Jan 2000
- 2EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 2000 → Jun 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449965-99 | Drill | OXY USA Inc. | Jul 2, 1996 | Jul 2, 1996 | Jul 16, 1996 | 11,360 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 22, 1996 | Fenton A G-6-160244 | Gladewater E. (Cotton Vlly SD) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 484 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| GoodlandGOODLAND LIME | 5,178 | -4,694 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)BASE OF MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,175 | -6,691 |
| Pettit | 7,850 | -7,366 |
| Travis Peak | 8,005 | -7,521 |
| Cotton ValleyTOP COTTON VALLEY | 9,690 | -9,206 |
| BossierTOP BOSSIER | 11,085 | -10,601 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,966 | 10,976 | Perforated |
| 10,982 | 10,997 | Perforated |
| 11,010 | 11,020 | Perforated |
| 11,034 | 11,044 | Perforated |
| 11,055 | 11,075 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 4,150 | 12.25 | 720 S |
| 4.5 | 11,260 | 7.875 | 815 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 | Nov 14, 1996 | Oct 1, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 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 42-459-30870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30870 → 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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