WELL · 42-485-45502 · DISTRICT 9
James #3
Wichita County · Ancell (Kma Lime 4000) field · Vertical
James #3 (API 42-485-45502) is a plugged well in Wichita County, plugged September 11, 2023, last operated by Extech Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 2013, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Extech Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, KMA, Caddo.
Its lease has reported 5.85K barrels of oil since October 2013, last reporting in October 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 17 permits on file · (940) 782-4315
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Extech Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Extech Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2023 |
| Latest permit | Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc.Aug 15, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 2013
- completed
- 5.85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2013 THROUGH Oct 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James O-13-32893 | Ancell (Kma Lime 4000) | Extech Operating, LLC | 1 | 5.85K | 0 | Oct 2013 – Oct 2023 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc.Oct 2013 → Mar 2016
- 2Swanson Operating, Inc.Apr 2016 → Nov 2018
- 3Extech Operating, LLCDec 2018 → Aug 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768193-99 | Drill | Swanson, Tommy Oil Company, Inc. | Aug 13, 2013 | Aug 15, 2013 | Sep 20, 2013 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-32893 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,057 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 3,636 | -2,579 |
| KMA | 3,790 | -2,733 |
| Caddo | 4,080 | -3,023 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,856 | 3,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 84 | 12.25 | 70 S |
| 5.5 | 4,233 | 7.875 | 275 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 7, 2014 | Nov 26, 2013 | 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 42-485-45502 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-45502 → 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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