WELL · 42-461-32203 · DISTRICT 7
Arco #3
Upton County · Corbett N. (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Arco #3 (API 42-461-32203) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged June 2, 1994, last operated by Mid-Continent Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 1988, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Terra Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Mid-Continent Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Devonian, Fusselman, Joins, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 3.61K barrels of oil and 2.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 1994.
Operator of record
Permitted by Terra Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 1995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Mid-Continent Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Mid-Continent Energy, Inc.through Sep 1993 |
| Latest permit | Terra Resources, Inc.Jan 14, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1987
- completed
- 3.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 2, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco O-9-10933 | Corbett (Fusselman) | Mid-Continent Energy, Inc. | 1 | 3.61K | 2.9K | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
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.
- 1Mid-Continent Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 337199-99 | Recompletion | Terra Resources, Inc. | Oct 9, 1987 | Jan 14, 1988 | — | 10,900 |
| 332880-99 | Recompletion | Terra Resources, Inc. | Jul 14, 1987 | Jul 14, 1987 | — | 10,900 |
| 242978-99 | Drill | Terra Resources, Inc. | Dec 3, 1984 | Jun 25, 1984 | — | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-10933 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | 8,896 | -6,272 |
| Fusselman | 9,602 | -6,978 |
| Joins | 10,315 | -7,691 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER/DOLOMITE | 10,334 | -7,710 |
| Ellenburger | 10,334 | -7,710 |
| EllenburgerELLENBURGER/DOLOMITE | 10,334 | -7,710 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,605 | 9,610 | Perforated |
| 9,625 | 9,635 | Perforated |
| 9,626 | 9,635 | Perforated |
| 9,646 | 9,652 | Perforated |
| 10,334 | 10,366 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 590 | 17.5 | 575 S |
| 8.625 | 3,404 | 11 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 10,900 | 7.875 | 1,600 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 | Feb 10, 1988 | Jan 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 1987 | Aug 7, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 1985 | Feb 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1984 | Dec 3, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-461-32203 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32203 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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