TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · CAROLINE LEASE · API 42-461-38304 · DISTRICT 6E
Caroline #3K
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Caroline #3K (API 42-461-38304) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged March 8, 2022, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 18, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 794K barrels of oil and 1.42M mcf of gas since April 2010, last reporting in June 2022. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linn Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Linn Operating, Inc.Sep 18, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 18, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jul 3, 2014
- completed
- 794K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.42M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jun 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 3, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 8, 2022
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 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caroline O-9-17142 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | 15 | 794K | 1.42M | Apr 2010 – Jun 2022 |
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.
- 1Henry Resources LLCApr 2010 → Apr 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.May 2010 → Oct 2014
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2014 → Jun 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746166-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Aug 9, 2012 | Sep 18, 2012 | May 26, 2014 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 2014 | Caroline O-9-17142 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,764 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,458 | 306 |
| Grayburg | 3,845 | -1,081 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 3,979 | -1,215 |
| Spraberry | 7,234 | -4,470 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,871 | -6,107 |
| Strawn | 10,554 | -7,790 |
| Atoka | 10,681 | -7,917 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,920 | 6,940 | Perforated |
| 7,490 | 7,510 | Perforated |
| 7,920 | 7,940 | Perforated |
| 8,420 | 8,440 | Perforated |
| 8,750 | 8,770 | Perforated |
| 8,980 | 8,990 | Perforated |
| 9,030 | 9,040 | Perforated |
| 9,293 | 9,313 | Perforated |
| 9,510 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,760 | 9,780 | Perforated |
| 10,005 | 10,025 | Perforated |
| 10,220 | 10,240 | Perforated |
| 10,450 | 10,470 | Perforated |
| 10,650 | 10,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,400 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 10,802 | 8.75 | 945 S |
| 5.5 | 10,802 | 7.875 | 985 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 | Oct 31, 2014 | Sep 17, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-461-38304 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38304 → 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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