WELL · 42-459-30871 · DISTRICT 6
Wheeler O. N. #3
Upshur County · Gilmer(jurassic) field · Vertical
Wheeler O. N. #3 (API 42-459-30871) is a well in Upshur County operated by Forest Oil Corporation, completed September 23, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2005, permitted to 11,950 ft.
It was permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cotton Valley.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vintage Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 11, 2015 · 1,861 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Rose City Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Jul 25, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeler, O. N. G-6-214866 | Gilmer, S. (Cotton Valley, UP) | Rose City Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.68M | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Wheeler, O. N. G-6-160720 | Gilmer, S. (Cotton Valley) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.63M | Sep 1996 – Jan 2011 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 39,227 · prior 12 22,477(+75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1996 → Apr 2006
- 2Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → May 2006
- 3Cordillera Texas, L.P.Jun 2006 → Sep 2008
- 4Forest Oil CorporationOct 2008 → Mar 2015
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Oct 2023
- 6Rose City Resources, LLCNov 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 603845-99 | Recompletion | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 22, 2005 | Jul 25, 2005 | — | 11,900 |
| 450323-99 | Drill | Vintage Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 15, 1996 | Jul 15, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | 11,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-160720 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-6-214866 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY SAND | 9,250 | -8,894 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,484 | -9,128 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY BOSSIER | 10,900 | -10,544 |
| Cotton ValleyCOTTON VALLEY LIME | 11,480 | -11,124 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,796 | 10,946 | Perforated |
| 11,659 | 11,760 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | 16 | — |
| 9.625 | 4,190 | 12.25 | 970 S |
| 5.5 | 11,900 | 8.75 | 110 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 26, 2011 | Jan 10, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2006 | Sep 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 1997 | Nov 18, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 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 42-459-30871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30871 → 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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