TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · API 42-481-01530 · DISTRICT 03
Pierce Estate #3
Wharton County · Hutchins-Kubela (Frio Lower) field · Producing · Vertical
Pierce Estate #3 (API 42-481-01530) is a well in Wharton County operated by Chp Oil & Gas Company L.C., completed January 23, 1979 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 24, 1978, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ken Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Chp Oil & Gas Company L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 53.2K barrels of oil and 7.71K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ken Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- El Campo, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (979) 543-8698
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ken Petroleum Corporation |
| Production reports | CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ken Petroleum CorporationOct 24, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1979
- completed
- 53.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.71K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estate O-3-12311 | Hutchins-Kubela (Frio Lower) | CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C. | 1 | 53.2K | 7.71K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-82062 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 745 · prior 12 737(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ken Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Feb 2019
- 2CHP Oil & Gas Company, L.C.Mar 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36530-99 | Other | Ken Petroleum Corporation | Oct 24, 1978 | Oct 24, 1978 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1979 | Pierce Estate O-3-12311 | Hutchins-Kubela (Frio Lower) | CHP Oil & Gas Company L.C. | Producing | 6,000 |
| Jan 23, 1979 | Pierce Estate G-3-82062 | Hutchins-Kubela (Frio Lower) | Ken Petroleum Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| Feb 1, 1972 | Armour L.W. G-3-52026 | Hutchins South (Frio #5) | Bass Perry R. Inc | Plugged | — |
| Oct 1, 1971 | — G-3-51411 | Hutchins South (Frio 5100) | Bass Perry R. Inc | Plugged | — |
| Nov 1, 1962 | — G-3-6648 | Hutchins South (Frio 5500) | Bass Perry R. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,978 | 4,984 | Perforated |
| 5,112 | 5,116 | Perforated |
| 5,480 | 5,524 | Perforated |
| 5,716 | 5,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 629 | 15 | 500 S |
| 7 | 759 | 8.625 | 125 S |
| 2.375 | 5,648 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,998 | 8.75 | 1,500 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 13, 1979 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 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 42-481-01530 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-01530 → 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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