WELL · 42-461-33349 · DISTRICT 7
Soppe #3
Upton County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Soppe #3 (API 42-461-33349) is a permitted well in Upton County filed by Arco Oil & Gas CO.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1992 and 1993, permitted to 10,950 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Clear Fork, U Spraberry, Lenard Dean, L Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 46.9K barrels of oil and 195K mcf of gas since June 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; 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 | Petx Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Nov 2, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,950
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 1993
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 46.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 195K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soppe O-9-13532 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Saxum Opco, LLC | 1 | 46.9K | 195K | Sep 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Soppe O-9-13460 | Wildcat | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 1993 – Mar 2008 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,090 · prior 12 1,237(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,840 · prior 12 4,489(+52%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Sep 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4OXY USA WTP LPJul 2003 → Jul 2003
- 5Forest Oil CorporationOct 2003 → Dec 2007
- 6Osborn Heirs CompanyMay 2011 → May 2023
- 7Iron Orchard Operating LLCJun 2023 → May 2025
- 8Petx Operating LLCJun 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417781-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Nov 2, 1993 | Nov 2, 1993 | Aug 16, 1993 | 10,850 |
| 407272-98 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Feb 10, 1993 | Dec 15, 1992 | — | 10,950 |
| 407272-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Dec 15, 1992 | Dec 15, 1992 | Dec 16, 1992 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13460 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13532 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,561 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,170 | 9,140 | Perforated |
| 10,362 | 10,408 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 450 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 4,300 | 12.25 | 2,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,820 | 7.875 | 1,195 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 9, 1993 | Nov 5, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 17, 1993 | Jun 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 1993 | Jun 10, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-461-33349 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33349 → 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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