WELL · 42-481-34066 · DISTRICT 3
Hancock #3
Wharton County · Wharco Shilling (Wilcox Up.-D-) field · Vertical
Hancock #3 (API 42-481-34066) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged October 21, 2011, last operated by Samson Exploration LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 26, 1998, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Samson Lone Star LP and has since transferred to Samson Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Catahoula, Vicksburg, Yegua, Wilcox.
Operator of record
Permitted by Samson Lone Star LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2018
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (918) 879-0279
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Samson Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Samson Lone Star, LLCthrough Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Samson Lone Star LPAug 26, 1998 |
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
- Aug 26, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 274K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Oct 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 21, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancock G-3-172616 | Wharco Shilling (Wilcox, Up.-D-) | Samson Lone Star, LLC | 1 | 0 | 274K | Feb 1999 – Oct 2011 |
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.
- 1Samson Lone Star LPFeb 1999 → Jun 2007
- 2Samson Lone Star, LLCJul 2007 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479018-99 | Drill | Samson Lone Star LP | Aug 26, 1998 | Aug 26, 1998 | Sep 14, 1998 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-172616 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 154 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,906 | 10,922 | Perforated |
| 10,906 | 11,069 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,515 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 7 | 7,425 | 8.75 | 325 S |
| 4.5 | 11,330 | 6.5 | 294 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 | Aug 2, 1999 | Jun 11, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 10, 1999 | Mar 26, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-481-34066 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34066 → 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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