WELL · 42-461-32377 · DISTRICT 8
Gap #3
Upton County · McElroy field · Vertical
Gap #3 (API 42-461-32377) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged September 28, 2011, last operated by Bustamante Resources LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 18, 1985, permitted to 3,400 ft.
It was permitted by Purvis, J. H. and has since transferred to Bustamante Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 25.2K barrels of oil and 8.24K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Purvis, J. H.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (432) 664-1103
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bustamante Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Bustamante Resources LLCthrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Purvis, J. H.Mar 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 28, 1985
- completed
- 25.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 8.24K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 28, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 28, 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; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gap O-10-29530 | McElroy | Bustamante Resources LLC | 3 | 25.2K | 8.24K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Purvis, J. H.Jan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Purvis Operating Co.Jan 1995 → Jun 2013
- 3Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLCJul 2013 → Aug 2014
- 4Bustamante Resources LLCJun 2020 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269751-99 | Drill | Purvis, J. H. | Mar 18, 1985 | Mar 18, 1985 | Apr 4, 1985 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,009 | 816 |
| Queen | 2,432 | 393 |
| Grayburg | 2,806 | 19 |
| San Andres | 3,150 | -325 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,940 | 3,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 537 | 11 | 190 S |
| 5.5 | 3,263 | 7.875 | 500 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 | Jul 17, 1985 | Jun 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-461-32377 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32377 → 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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